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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 […]

Hackers steal nearly $100m in Japan crypto heist

August 21, 2021 World Justice News 0

Leading Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has been hit by hackers, with almost $100m (£73m) estimated to have been stolen. The company announced that some of its digital currency wallets have been “compromised.” It is the […]

Japan ‘Twitter killer’ pleads guilty to murders

October 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Japanese man has pleaded guilty to murdering nine people after contacting them on Twitter, in a high-profile case that has shocked the country. Dubbed the “Twitter killer”, Takahiro Shiraishi was arrested in 2017 after […]

Carlos Ghosn: US ex-Green Beret and son arrested over escape from Japan

May 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

US authorities have arrested a former special forces soldier and his son for allegedly helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee Japan last December. Former Green Beret Michael Taylor, 59, and his son Peter, 26, were […]

Carlos Ghosn: Turkey charges seven over escape from Japan

May 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in Turkey have charged seven people in connection with ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan in December. Four pilots, two other flight attendants, and an airline executive are accused of helping him flee […]

Satoshi Uematsu: Japanese man who killed 19 disabled people sentenced to death

March 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for a stabbing rampage in 2016 which resulted in the death of 19 disabled people at a care home. Satoshi Uematsu said people with disabilities who were […]

Australian journalist freed in Japan after arrest for trying to see his children

January 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Australian journalist living in Japan has been given a suspended sentence on charges of trespassing at the home of his estranged in-laws while searching for his children. Scott McIntyre says he has not seen […]

Japan issues arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn’s wife

January 7, 2020 World Justice News 0

Tokyo prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the wife of fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn. Carole Ghosn is suspected of making false statements to a Tokyo court in April, investigators said. Mr Ghosn skipped […]

Carlos Ghosn: Turkey ‘arrests seven’ amid probe of Nissan ex-boss’s escape

January 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

Turkey has launched an inquiry into how ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn travelled via Istanbul as he fled trial in Japan, with media reporting seven arrests. The private jet on which Mr Ghosn escaped reportedly landed […]

Nissan’s ex-head Carlos Ghosn in surprise Lebanon arrival

December 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has reportedly travelled to Lebanon after leaving Japan, media outlets say. One Lebanese official reportedly told AFP news agency that Mr Ghosn “reached Beirut, but it’s unclear how he left […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]