TokyoReporterAug 27, 2020
Hokkaido: Man lived with corpse of mother in Asahikawa https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/hokkaido-man-lived-with-corpse-of-mother-in-asahikawa/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #abandoningacorpse #AsahikawaCity #Hokkaido #Crime #Japan #News
Granddaughter told city office, ‘It appears my grandmother is dead’

Hokkaido police have arrested a 68-year-old man who is suspected of living with the corpse of his mother at their residence in Asahikawa City

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TokyoReporterAug 5, 2020
Hokkaido: Susukino bars taking coronavirus prevention measures https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan/hokkaido-susukino-bars-taking-coronavirus-prevention-measures/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #coronavirus #SapporoCity #Hokkaido #Japan #News
Hokkaido: Susukino bars taking coronavirus prevention measures

On Tuesday, the Hokkaido Prefectural Government announced the confirmation of 11 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the prefecture

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TokyoReporterAug 2, 2020
Tax staffer dismissed after 1,000 marijuana plants found in Sapporo https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/tax-staffer-dismissed-after-1000-marijuana-plants-found-in-sapporo/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #SapporoCity #Japannews #marijuana #Crime #Japan #News
Tax staffer dismissed after 1,000 marijuana plants found in Sapporo

A staff member for the Sapporo Regional Taxation Bureau was dismissed after he was accused of working with an accomplice in the sale and cultivation of marijuana

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TokyoReporterJul 17, 2020
Kanji character ‘woman’ mysteriously scrawled around Sapporo https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/kanji-character-woman-mysteriously-scrawled-around-sapporo/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #SapporoCity #Hokkaido #graffiti #Crime #Japan #News
Kanji character 'woman' mysteriously scrawled around Sapporo

Since earlier this month, what appears to be the kanji character 女 (onna, or "woman") has been found sprayed in paint across Sapporo City

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TokyoReporterJul 16, 2020
Hokkaido: Man lighting cigaratte starts blaze that kills 2, injures 2 more https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/hokkaido-man-lighting-cigaratte-starts-blaze-that-kills-2-injures-2-more/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #SapporoCity #Japannews #Crime #Japan #News #fire
Hokkaido: Man lighting cigaratte starts blaze that kills 2, injures 2 more

Hokkaido policechave arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly starting a blaze at his apartment in Sapporo City that left two persons dead and another two injured

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TokyoReporterJul 8, 2020
Hokkaido police: Corpse of infant found on property of couple showed signs of injury https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan/hokkaido-police-corpse-of-infant-found-on-property-of-couple-showed-signs-of-injury/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #abandoningacorpse #AsahikawaCity #Japannews #Hokkaido #Japan #News
Hokkaido police: Corpse of infant found on property of couple showed signs of injury

The body of an infant found on the property of a married couple in Asahikawa City last week showed signs of physical injury

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TokyoReporterJul 8, 2020
Man, 37, accused of fatally stabbing acquaintance in Sapporo https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/man-37-accused-of-fatally-stabbing-acquaintance-in-sapporo/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #attemptedmurder #SapporoCity #Japannews #murder #Crime #Japan #News
Man, 37, accused of fatally stabbing acquaintance in Sapporo

Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a 37-year-old man over the alleged fatal stabbing of a male acquaintance in Sapporo City on Mond

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TokyoReporterJul 2, 2020
Couple arrested after infant’s corpse found: ‘Of our four children, we buried one’ https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/couple-arrested-after-infants-corpse-found-of-our-four-children-we-buried-one/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #abandoningacorpse #AsahikawaCity #Japannews #Hokkaido #Crime #Japan #News
Couple arrested after infant's corpse found: 'Of our four children, we buried one'

Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a married couple after the discovery of the corpse of an infant on their property in Asahikawa City

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TokyoReporterJun 26, 2020
Corpse found in Iwate identified as missing Hokkaido fisherman https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan/corpse-found-in-iwate-identified-as-missing-hokkaido-fisherman/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #IwatePrefecture #Japannews #Japan #News
Corpse found in Iwate identified as missing Hokkaido fisherman

The Japan Coast Guard has revealed that a body found floating off Kamaishi City last month is that of a missing fisherman from Hokkaido

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TokyoReporterJan 23, 2020
Hokkaido: Police seek help in identifying woman’s corpse found along river https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan/hokkaido-police-seek-help-in-identifying-womans-corpse-found-along-river/ #HokkaidoPrefecture #Japannews #Hokkaido #Japan #News
Hokkaido: Police seek help in identifying woman's corpse found along river

Hokkaido Prefectural Police are seeking the help in identifying a corpse likely belonging to a woman that was found in Bibai City last year

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