A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with using classified information about the timing of the capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 trading on Polymarket's prediction market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/world/crime-legal/us-soldier-polymarket-classified-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #polymarket #us #venezuela #nicolasmaduro

A district court in southwestern Japan has dismissed a claim for damages by people with disabilities who said that the unmanned operations of stations by Kyushu Railway violated their freedom of movement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/japan/crime-legal/oita-court-rejection-disability-unmanned-stations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #oita #japanesecourts #rail #jr #jrkyushu #disability #barrierfree

The older sister of a former death-row inmate has reiterated her criticism of a planned revamp of Japan's retrial system, particularly over a proposed restriction on the use of newly disclosed evidence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/japan/crime-legal/iwao-hakamata-sister-retrial-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #iwaohakamata #hidekohakamata

Japan's organized criminal group ranks fell to a record low in 2025 amid a shift in the criminal landscape that has seen the rise of loosely organized "tokuryū" crime groups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/23/japan/crime-legal/organized-crime-figure-npa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #organizedcrime #fraud #yamibaito #yakuza

A district attorney in the U.S. state of Wisconsin has indicted a Japanese researcher for adding chemicals to a coworker's water bottle, according to U.S. media reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/23/japan/crime-legal/japanese-scientist-wisconsin-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal

Employees on loan to Toyota from three major Japanese nonlife insurance companies have taken out information from the automaker without permission. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/23/japan/crime-legal/nonlife-insurance-toyota-information/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #toyota #insurance #tokiomarine #mitsuisumitomoinsurance #aioinissaydowa #fsa

At least ¥40 billion ($250 million) in deposits and savings have been secured during the liquidation process of the Unification Church in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/23/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-savings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #mext

Two ex-convicts have been arrested on suspicion of robbery causing injury after they allegedly attacked a woman at her apartment in Yokohama. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/japan/crime-legal/yokohama-robbery-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #yokohama #tokyo #japanesepolice

A group of users of Timee's short-term job app are suing the Japanese staffing service over last-minute cancellations of "spot work" contracts, which they argue are illegal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/japan/crime-legal/spot-work-app-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #timee #nonregularworkers #jobs #apps

As crimes in Japan grow ever more complex, the police force is eager to see new recruits. But with application numbers declining, the police academy is hoping to change its image by easing some of its rules. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/crime-legal/police-admission-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice