Four more people jailed in the landmark Hong Kong national security trial of "47 democrats" accused of conspiracy to commit subversion were freed on Friday after more than four years behind bars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/30/asia-pacific/crime-legal/hong-kong-democrats-second-group-free/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #hongkong #china #democracy #humanrights #jimmysham

U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariff assault may be slowed, but it won't be stopped by court rulings, with trade and legal experts believing they will resume in one form or another. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/30/world/crime-legal/trump-tariff-assault-options/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade

A U.S. federal judge said on Thursday she would extend an order blocking President Donald Trump's administration from immediately revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll international students. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/30/world/crime-legal/trump-harvard-ban-blocked/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #harvard #education #universities

Authorities in northwestern Cambodia have detained around 50 foreign nationals, more than 20 of whom are believed to be Japanese, over online gambling and fraud activity, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/29/japan/crime-legal/cambodia-detention-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cambodia #fraud #poipet

The Tokyo High Court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering the central and Tokyo Metropolitan Governments to pay about ¥166 million ($1.15 million) in damages over investigations into a case against Ohkawara Kakohki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/28/japan/crime-legal/ohkawara-kakohki-court-ruing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #japanesecourts #ohkawarakakohki #tokyo #trade

In Kyoto’s narrow, historic streets, police are donning bright yellow jackets and riding bicycles to help tackle dangerous behavior by cyclists and e-scooter riders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/28/japan/crime-legal/kyoto-police-bicycle-patrol/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #kyoto #japanesepolice #electricscooters #tourism

A 53-year-old man was arrested after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a Premier League title parade, injuring more than 50, with 11 still in the hospital in stable condition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/28/world/crime-legal/attempted-murder-liverpool-parade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #liverpool #uk

The National Police Agency has issued a public warning about toy pistols sold online that that are capable of firing live rounds, which violate the firearms and swords control law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/27/japan/crime-legal/npa-gun-online/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #guns #internet #toys #shopping

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing a safe containing roughly ¥100 million from a company president’s home in Osaka Prefecture, in a case authorities believe may be linked to shady part-time jobs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/27/japan/crime-legal/japan-100-million-yen-cash-theft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #theft #organizedcrime #osaka #japanesepolice

Police have arrested a 20-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Hansen in Okinawa Prefecture after allegedly fleeing the scene of a car crash that injured four people, including two elementary schoolchildren. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/26/japan/crime-legal/okinawa-us-marine-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #okinawa #usmilitary #usbases #japanesepolice

Thailand aims to clamp down on easy access to cannabis by mandating medical prescriptions amid rising instances of tourists attempting to smuggle out large quantities of weed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/26/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cannabis-smuggling-thailand-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #cannabis #thailand #drugs #southeastasia

Boar drivers who ferry migrants over to Europe are being wrongfully charged under the EU's counter-smuggling rules, nongovernmental organizations say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/24/world/crime-legal/migrant-boat-driver-eu-arrests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #spain #immigration #refugees #europe

Japanese police have arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly making scam calls as a member of a Myanmar-based fraud ring, sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/24/japan/crime-legal/nagoya-teen-myanmar-fraud-ring/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #myanmar #fraud #japanesepolice

The Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted a former boyfriend of Asahi Okazaki, 20, whose body was found at his house in the city of Kawasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/23/japan/crime-legal/ex-boyfriend-charge-stalking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #kanagawa #stalking #kawasaki

Philippine immigration authorities have detained seven members of the "JP Dragon" crime ring based in the Southeast Asian country and comprising former Japanese gang members, it was learned Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/23/japan/crime-legal/jp-dragon-detention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jpdragon #gangs #philippines

The U.S. Supreme Court shielded the Federal Reserve from Donald Trump’s push to fire top officials at independent federal agencies, in a decision likely to quell concerns that the president might remove Jerome Powell. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/23/world/crime-legal/supreme-court-shields-fed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #donaldtrump #jeromepowell #fed #us #jobs

A Chicago man made his first court appearance Thursday to face murder charges and a possible death penalty in the shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/23/world/crime-legal/israeli-embassy-shooter-murder-charge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #israelhamaswar #israel #us #guns #massshootings

Two recent high-profile traffic accidents involving foreign nationals have prompted the National Police Agency to consider revising the rules on converting a foreign driver's license into a Japanese one. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/22/japan/crime-legal/foreign-drivers-license-conversion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #cars #expats #ldp #trafficaccidents #npa

A Tokyo postal worker has been arrested on suspicion of making a threatening call to a woman using personal information found on her mail. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/22/japan/crime-legal/japan-post-arrest-call/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #japanpost

Two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed late Wednesday outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine," authorities said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/22/world/crime-legal/israeli-embassy-washington-shooting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #guns #discrimination #israel