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Japan: Crane Collapses at Tokyo Demolition Site, Causes Power Outage

A crane collapsed at a demolition site in Koishikawa, Bunkyo Ward, central Tokyo, on Saturday, September 20, falling onto a neighboring building. While no one was injured, the accident caused damage to the building and cut power lines, leaving about 1,300 homes in the area without power.

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Police, prosecutors apologize at grave of wrongfully accused man

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - Takashi Koike, head of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office's public security bureau, Hiroshi Ichikawa, deputy chief prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and Tetsuro Kamata, deputy superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, bow in apology to the bereaved family of Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., in Yokohama on Aug. 25, 2025, alongside Aishima's lawyer. Aishima was wrongfully accused of the unauthorized export of sensitive equipment in 2020 and died next year at age 72 without being granted bail. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Police, prosecutors apologize at grave of wrongfully accused man

(from L) Takashi Koike, head of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office's public security bureau, Hiroshi Ichikawa, deputy chief prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and Tetsuro Kamata (C), deputy superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, bow in apology to the bereaved family of Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., in Yokohama on Aug. 25, 2025, alongside Aishima's lawyer. Aishima was wrongfully accused of the unauthorized export of sensitive equipment in 2020 and died next year at age 72 without being granted bail. (Pool photo)

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Police, prosecutors apologize at grave of wrongfully accused man

(from L) Takashi Koike, head of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office's public security bureau, Hiroshi Ichikawa, deputy chief prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and Tetsuro Kamata (C), deputy superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, bow in apology to the bereaved family of Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., in Yokohama on Aug. 25, 2025, alongside Aishima's lawyer. Aishima was wrongfully accused of the unauthorized export of sensitive equipment in 2020 and died next year at age 72 without being granted bail. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo police punish 19 over wrongful arrests

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after the Tokyo police made public disciplinary measures against 19 high-ranking members over the wrongful arrests and indictments of three men in 2020 in connection with a case involving the suspected unauthorized export of sensitive equipment. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo police punish 19 over wrongful arrests

Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after the Tokyo police made public disciplinary measures against 19 high-ranking members over the wrongful arrests and indictments of three men in 2020 in connection with a case involving the suspected unauthorized export of sensitive equipment.

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Tokyo police punish 19 over wrongful arrests

Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after the Tokyo police made public disciplinary measures against 19 high-ranking members over the wrongful arrests and indictments of three men in 2020 in connection with a case involving the suspected unauthorized export of sensitive equipment.

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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 21, 2025.

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Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 21, 2025.

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Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 21, 2025.

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Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during an inspection ceremony in Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Gaien area on May 21, 2025.

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Tokyo police chief

Yuji Sakoda, superintendent general of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, speaks at a commencement ceremony of the Metropolitan Police Academy in Fuchu in western Tokyo, on May 7, 2025.

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Philippines: Church Bells Toll to Mourn Death of Pope Francis 2

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday, April 21. Bells were rung at Catholic churches to mourn his death across the Philippines.

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Riot police unit training

New members of the Metropolitan Police Department's riot police unit train in front of the media in Tokyo on April 2, 2025.

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New Tokyo police chief

Yuji Sakoda, the new superintendent general of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, attends an inaugural press conference at the department's headquarters in the Japanese capital on Jan. 28, 2025.

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New Year police march in Tokyo

Members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad take part in an annual New Year march by the capital's police on Jan. 10, 2025.

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New Year police march in Tokyo

Members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's police dog units take part in an annual New Year march by the capital's police on Jan. 10, 2025.

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New Year police march in Tokyo

Members of a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department unit guarding the prime minister's office take part in an annual New Year march by the capital's police on Jan. 10, 2025.

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New Year police march in Tokyo

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department chief Yoshimi Ogata pays tribute to members of the Tokyo police during an annual New Year march in the Japanese capital on Jan. 10, 2025.

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US: Labrador Puppy Slips On Icy Stairs As Major Winter Storm Hits Kansas

A major winter storm swept into the U.S. central plains on Saturday, January 4, causing icy streets and multiple crashes in Kansas. This video shows a Labrador puppy slipping down icy outdoor stairs in Lawrence.

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Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign

TOKYO, Japan, May 13 Kyodo - Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department carry items from a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, following a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad line up during a ceremony in the outer garden of Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine on May 14, 2024.

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Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during a ceremony in the outer garden of Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine on May 14, 2024.

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Tokyo riot police

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad march during a ceremony in the outer garden of Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine on May 14, 2024.

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Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign obstruction

Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department carry items from a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, following a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race.

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Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign obstruction

Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department enter a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, to conduct a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race.

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Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign obstruction

Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department carry items from a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, following a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race.

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Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign obstruction

Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department enter a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, to conduct a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race.

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Tokyo police chief ahead of G-7 summit

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department chief Hiroshi Kojima speaks at a meeting to discuss anti-terrorism measures in the Japanese capital on April 26, 2023, ahead of the Group of Seven summit to be held in late May in the western Japan city of Hiroshima.

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Tokyo police mark 150th anniversary

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks at a ceremony to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on Jan. 15, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo police mark 150th anniversary

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a ceremony to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on Jan. 15, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo police mark 150th anniversary

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a ceremony to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on Jan. 15, 2024. (Pool photo)

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New Year police march in Tokyo

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department chief Hiroshi Kojima delivers a speech during an annual New Year march by Tokyo police in the Japanese capital on Jan. 12, 2024.

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New Year police march in Tokyo

Officers participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's annual New Year march in the Japanese capital on Jan. 12, 2024, offer silent prayers for the victims of a magnitude-7.6 earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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New Year police march in Tokyo

Members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department mounted unit take part in an annual New Year march in the Japanese capital on Jan. 12, 2024.

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New Year police march in Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department mobile units take part in the annual New Year march in the Japanese capital on Jan. 12, 2024.

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New Year police march in Tokyo

Members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department riot squad take part in an annual New Year march in the Japanese capital on Jan. 12, 2024.

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Japan Airlines plane fire at Haneda airport

Officials from the Metropolitan Police Department inspect a burnt-out Japan Airlines plane on Jan. 4, 2024, after it caught fire on a runway at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 2 following a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing.

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Japan Airlines plane fire at Haneda airport

Officials from the Metropolitan Police Department inspect a burnt-out Japan Airlines plane on Jan. 4, 2024, after it caught fire on a runway at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 2 following a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing.

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Japan Airlines plane fire at Haneda airport

Officials from the Metropolitan Police Department inspect a burnt-out Japan Airlines plane on Jan. 4, 2024, after it caught fire on a runway at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 2 following a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing.

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Japan Airlines plane fire at Haneda airport

Officials from the Metropolitan Police Department inspect a burnt-out Japan Airlines plane on Jan. 4, 2024, after it caught fire on a runway at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 2 following a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing.

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Tokyo police chief inspects Kabukicho entertainment area

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department head Hiroshi Kojima (C) patrols together with police officers and volunteers in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Dec. 22, 2023, ahead of the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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Tokyo police chief inspects Kabukicho entertainment area

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department head Hiroshi Kojima (C) patrols together with police officers and volunteers in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Dec. 22, 2023, ahead of the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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Tokyo police chief inspects Kabukicho entertainment area

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department head Hiroshi Kojima (C) patrols together with police officers and volunteers in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Dec. 22, 2023, ahead of the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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1 injured after car crashes near Israeli embassy in Tokyo

STORY: 1 injured after car crashes near Israeli embassy in Tokyo SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crash STORYLINE: A car crashed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring one police officer, local media reported. Tokyo police arrested the driver on the spot on suspicion of obstruction of public order, Kyodo News said. The driver is in his 50s and believed to be a member of a right-wing group. Video footage from public broadcaster NHK showed that around 11 a.m. local time (GMT 0200), a black compact car crashed into the barrier at an intersection approximately 100 meters from the Israeli embassy. Roads have been cordoned off at the scene. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the situation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

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4 injured after explosion in downtown Tokyo

STORY: 4 injured after explosion in downtown Tokyo DATELINE: July 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion site STORYLINE: Four people were injured after an explosion took place on Monday afternoon near Shimbashi in downtown Tokyo of Japan. The explosion was reported at around 3:15 p.m. local time as a fire broke out in an eight-story building some 300 meters away from the centrally located JR Shimbashi Station, according to the local police department. According to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, four people suffered minor injuries, who were two passersby and two employees of the restaurant where the explosion reportedly took place. At the time of the accident, Xinhua reporters heard the blast while driving past an intersection less than 50 meters away from the scene, and then saw a lot of fragments flying out of a room on the second floor of the building. A burst of smoke was spotted in the room accompanied by a slight smell of