Stalking cases rose 36 percent

According to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, 19,920 stalking cases were reported in Japan in 2012 increased by 36.3 percent from previous year. It was the highest number since 2000.
In addition, the number of domestic violence cases between partners were 43,950 increased by 28.0 percent. It has broken a record continuously nine years.


ストーカー過去最多＝ＤＶは４万件超す－「敷居低くなった」・警察庁　―時事ドットコム
http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201303/2013031400225


Yabusoba, the famous traditional soba restaurant was destroyed in a fire

11 yo boy plunged into a train in Osaka

Nuisance emailing is not prohibited in 33 prefectures

Where in Japan do you want to live? - SeikatsuGuide.com

Number of child abuse cases hit the record of 248 during the first half of 2012

11 yo boy plunged into a train in Osaka

An eleven-year-old boy committed suicide plunging into the incoming train at JR Nozaki Station in Osaka at round 4:25 PM on February 14th. 32 trains were suspended for hours affecting 14,000 people.
The boy was on his way to the cramming school. His note left at home said "Please stop the reorganization of our school in exchange for a small life."
Three of elementary schools in the city will be consolidated into two in April. The boy's school will be abolished.


大阪の小５自殺　「学校統廃合中止を」メモ残す　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG1505X_V10C13A2CC1000/

自殺か:小５駅で飛び込み　学校統廃合中止求めるメモ残す　―毎日jp
http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20130215k0000e040176000c.html


N Korean ship drifted ashore with 5 dead bodies inside

Minister of Finance committed suicide at his apartment

Two thunderbolts killed ladies at park in Osaka

Official formula machine of police in Saitama

Formula police car officially approved by Saitama Prefectural Police appeared in October 2012 at Aeon Mall Urawa Misono shopping mall is attracting attention of the Japanese internet users.
It currently could not be seen at the shopping mall.

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世界最速の“埼玉県警公認”パトカーがやばい【風変わりパトカー集】　―NAVERまとめ
http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2136042589229017801


Car of the Year 2012-2013 won by CX-5

Suzuki reached 20M kei-car sales in Japan

35 percents of driving license holders do not drive

51 Kei-cars per 100 Japanese households

N Korean ship drifted ashore with 5 dead bodies inside

A fisherman in Sado, Niigata at 7 am on November 28th found a wooden ship on the shoe. prefectural police admitted bones of five adult males inside the 13 metres ship which has hangul, Korean characters on the body. They seem to be North Korean fishermen being dead at least a month ago.


漂着船に５遺体　佐渡、北朝鮮の漁民か　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2805S_Y2A121C1CC1000/

U.S. Forces officer became naked and urinated inside an internet cafe

USS George Washington at Yokosuka, Kanagawa

A crew of the USS George Washington, Petty Officer 3rd Class Oscar Hayes Wiygul(23) on November 23rd was arrested for being naked and urinating inside a manga and internet cafe in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama.
He was drunk when he came to the cafe with his colleague(21).
U.S. Forces Japan is prohibiting all the officers from going out between 11PM and 5AM.


米兵が漫画喫茶で全裸、公然わいせつ容疑で逮捕、外出禁止時間に／神奈川　―カナロコ 神奈川新聞社
http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/1211230036/

A man with knife took 4 hostages at a Toyokawa Shinkin Bank

A branch of Toyokawa Shinkin Bank

A 32 years old man named Koji Nagakubo with a knife confined himself taking 4 hostages including a 41 years old vice-manager Kengo Kato at Toyokawa Shinkin Bank in Kurako Toyokawa, Aichi for more than 13 hours till 3:08 am on November 23rd.
Police entered the bank to arrest him when he had a snooze. Among the hostages 19 years old Moe Takeyama was slightly injured on her arm. Nagakubo demanded the resign of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.


無職男を監禁容疑で現行犯逮捕　人質全員を保護　―MSN産経ニュース
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/121123/crm12112307270003-n1.htm

Family arrested for hiding a machine gun and grenades in their house

The submachine gun seized

Tokushima Prefectural Police on November 17th arrested Takayuki Mino a 39 years old company officer and his parents living in Takamatsu City for concealing a submachine gun, 201 bullets and 3 grenades in　 an attic of their house.
The authorities investigate means and purpose of acquisition.


屋根裏に自動小銃・手榴弾　親子３人逮捕　―MSN産経west
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/west/west_affairs/news/121118/waf12111808570003-n1.htm

[Okinawa] An U.S. Navy soldier intruded into a house and assaulted a boy

Kadena Air Base

A drunken American officer of Kadena Air Base in Okinawa at 1AM on November 2nd behaved violently in a izakaya bar in the town. Before the police arrival, he appeared to intruded into an apartment room on the third floor of the building, hit a 13-year-old boy in the face who was sleeping in the living room, broke a TV, then fell off from the window to the ground. He was delivered to the navy hospital breaking the ribs and collapsing the lungs.
The police couldn't capture him because of extraterritorial rights of the navy hospital.
He seemed to broke the curfew, the prohibition for the U.S. military officers to go out between 11PM and 5AM enforced after the rape case by American officers on September 16th.


米兵、中学生を殴打 酔って民家侵入　県警、容疑聴取できず　―琉球新報
http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-198770-storytopic-1.html

Minister of Finance committed suicide at his apartment

Tadahiro Matsushima, Minister of Finance

Japanese Minister for Financial Services, Tadahiro Matsushita found hanged by the neck in his apartment in Koto-ku, Tokyo on September 10th.
Although taken to hospital, he died at 7:33 PM. Three notes were found addressed to the Prime Minister, his wife and members of the Cabinet.


-FACTS-
In 2011, 30,651 people killed themselves in Japan.


松下金融相が自殺　首相・妻らあてに３通の遺書　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG1004V_Q2A910C1MM8000/

Ministry of Defense establishes "Cyberspace Defense Force" in 2013

Japanese Ministry of Defense in its rough estimate of their budget of 2013 requests 21.2 billion yen($270.8M) for "Cyberspace Defense Force".
It will be specialized for fighting against the cyber attack to the Self-Defense Forces and the Ministry of Defense.
National Police Agency has earlier announced that it will establish teams at several prefectures' offices in 2013 to deal with cyber attack to government bodies and private businesses.


防衛省が「サイバー空間防衛隊」創設などに212億円を要求　―ITpro
http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20120907/421482/?top_tl1