Prosecutors Decline Human Trafficking Charge in Case Involving 12-Year-Old Thai Girl in Tokyo Tokyo prosecutors declined to add human trafficking charges after two operators were indicted for forcing a 12-year-old …
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Nadiem Makarim accuses prosecutors of investigation blunder as 27-year term sought
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiNadiem Makarim Calls 27-Year Graft Demand a “Vendetta” as He Challenges Chromebook-Probe Links Nadiem Makarim, former education minister and Gojek founder, on June 2 said the graft prosecution against him …
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Politics
Japan’s LDP Approves Bill to Bar Prosecutors from Appealing Retrial Orders
by Sui Yuitoby Sui YuitoLDP Approves Bill to Bar Prosecutors from Appealing Retrial Orders Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on May 13, 2026 approved a government-drafted bill to effectively bar prosecutors from appealing court …
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Nadiem Makarim faces 18 years as prosecutors demand repayment in Chromebook scandal
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiProsecutors Seek 18-Year Sentence for Nadiem Makarim in Chromebook Procurement Case Prosecutors seek 18 years in prison for Nadiem Makarim and demand $275m repayment or nine additional years over a …
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Politics
NHK Obtains Full Video of Tokyo Prosecutors’ Interrogation Deemed Improper Ahead of Civil Trial
by Sui Yuitoby Sui YuitoNHK Obtains Full Interrogation Footage in 2021 Tokyo Special-Unit Probe NHK obtained full interrogation footage from a 2021 Tokyo special unit probe showing prosecutors’ alleged misconduct; the video may be …