Peruvian indicted in Hiroshima girl's murder
December 21, 2005Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted Jose Manuel Torres Yake, a 33-year-old Peruvian man, over the murder of a 7-year-old girl in the city of Hiroshima on Nov 22. Torres Yake was charged for her murder, molestation resulting in her death and abandonment...
Police to establish case against design firms as well as Aneha
December 21, 2005Police have decided in addition to establishing a case against former architect Hidetsugu Aneha to press charges against four firms which subcontracted structural designs to him in connection with the quake-resistance data fabrication scandal, source...
Japanese man murdered in Philippines
December 21, 2005Police in the southern Philippines identified late Tuesday a body found dumped off a cliff as that of a Japanese who had been missing since Dec 11. Police said the body of Yasuaki Sawada, 25, of Osaka Prefecture, was found Dec 11 in a rural area...
Saitama man held for beating 4-year-old daughter to death
December 21, 2005Police have arrested a 27-year-old office worker in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, on suspicion of beating his 4-year-old daughter, who died Tuesday, five days after the alleged assault. Police said the suspect, Takashi Kashimura, has admitted to the as...