Discovery of unexploded 1-ton world war bomb briefly disrupts railway operations in Japan • The Pigeon Express

A 1-ton live explosive from the wartime era forced West Japan Railway Co. to suspend operation while it was being defused.

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Tip in Osaka leads to discovery of corpse in Hiroshima mountains

Osaka police on Thursday revealed that a tip originating in Osaka Prefecture has led to the discovery of a corpse in Hiroshima Prefecture

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Bosozoku youths nabbed over ¥40 million home-invasion robbery

Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested two members of a bosozoku biker gang over an alleged home-invasion robbery in Suita City last month

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Osaka: Elderly woman found with knife in chest later dies

Osaka police earlier this month launched an investigation after a woman found with a knife in her chest in Shijonawate City later died

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Osaka: 4 police officers dismissed after admitting to smoking marijuana

Four police officers in Osaka Prefecture who admitted to smoking marijuana have been dismissed from their posts

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Man, 34, claims fatal stabbing of ex-colleague was 'accidental'

Man, 34, claims fatal stabbing of ex-colleague was 'accidental'

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Alleged rape of 8-year-old girl: Suspect likely targeted victim when mother not present

One of the twin brothers suspected in the sexual assaults of an 8-year-old girl likely targeted the victim when her mother was not present

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Osaka: Twin brothers accused of separately raping 8-year-old girl

Osaka police have arrested twin brothers over separate sexual assaults of the 8-year-old daughter of the girlfriend of one of the suspects

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Peruvian man files suit after immigration handcuffed him for 14 hours

A male Peruvian national has lodged a complaint claiming that he was handcuffed for more than 14 hours inside the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau

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