Indefinite term sought for 2024 murder of probation officer in Otsu

The key issue of the trial at the Otsu District Court is whether the defendant has the capacity to bear criminal responsibility for killing the volunteer probation officer.

Court dismisses plea to shut down nuclear plants in Fukui

The plaintiffs plan to appeal the ruling to a higher court, while Kansai Electric said that the ruling reflects the court’s understanding of its claims.

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Otsu-Festival findet erstmals außerhalb von Japan statt

Am 30. November findet das traditionelle Otsu-Festival statt und dabei gibt es eine ganz besondere Premiere: Denn das Festival findet in London und damit das

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Justice Ministry to assign multiple volunteer probation officers to watch over offenders

Previously in Japan, one volunteer probation officer was assigned to watch over one individual, except in rare cases.

Baseball Coach in Shiga Assaults Students, Threatens to Attack with Knife

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