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Piracy Giant Mangajikan’s “Website Closed” After 185m Visits in May Alone

June 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

Earlier this week, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed a DMCA subpoena application in the U.S., as it continues to pursue the operators of major pirate sites. At the very top of Shueisha’s latest list is […]

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How London hotel sting caught Swiss museum heist thieves

January 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

On the night of 1 June 2019, a grey Renault Koleos pulled up outside Geneva’s Museum of Far Eastern Art. Three men wearing ski masks, dark clothing and gloves got out and walked up the […]

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Man’s headless body discovered in Japan hotel room

July 4, 2023 World Justice News 0

The headless body of a man has been discovered in a hotel in Japan, it has been reported. The decapitated body, believed to be that of a 62-year-old local, was found in a hotel room […]

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Japan retrial for world’s longest-serving death row inmate

March 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Japanese man who was on death row for nearly half a century has been granted a retrial. Iwao Hakamada, now 87, is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, according to Amnesty International. He was sentenced […]

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Japan arrests alleged ringleaders of ‘Luffy’ crime spree

February 9, 2023 World Justice News 0

Japanese police have arrested four men for allegedly orchestrating scams and robberies while jailed overseas, in a case that has gripped the country. Authorities say they targeted the elderly, and stole or cheated their victims […]

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YouTubers Must Pay $3.5m Damages For Uploading 10-Minute Movie Edits

November 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two people who transformed full-length movies into YouTube videos that could be watched in just 10 minutes have been hit hard by a court in Japan. More than a dozen copyright holders targeted the pair […]

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Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM assassinated while giving speech

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event, say local media. Mr Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech in […]

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Japan: Osaka court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional

June 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Japan’s ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a district court in Osaka has ruled. The ruling dealt a blow to gay couples and rights activists, after another district court in Sapporo ruled […]

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Carlos Ghosn ‘surprised’ by arrest warrant reports

April 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former car executive Carlos Ghosn is “surprised” by reports France has issued an international warrant for his arrest, his spokesman has said. “This is surprising, Ghosn has always co-operated with French authorities,” he said on […]

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At least 17 injured in Tokyo subway knife and arson attack

October 31, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least 17 people have been injured in a knife and arson attack on an underground train line in the Japanese capital of Tokyo. Video footage shows passengers running through carriages away from flames and […]

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