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Two men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a recent robbery and murder in Komae, Tokyo, that claimed the life of a 90-year-old woman, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

A 45-year-old man who underwent simultaneous kidney and liver transplant surgery in Belarus in early September last year died before the month was out, according to police sources. It was the second patient death related to overseas transplants arranged in Belarus last year by a Japan nonprofit organization that is…

Four Japanese men suspected of being behind a recent string of violent robberies in Japan have been deported from the Philippines. This is the third and final installment of a series looking at the revelations uncovered so far about the suspected robbery group.

Five officers have been charged with murder over January arrest

A 10 million yen surplus from arranging a single organ transplant overseas is among the irregularities that have stood out about the Tokyo-based nonprofit organization being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department.

The director of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization has been arrested and sent to prosecutors on suspicion of facilitating an organ transplant without official permission, sources close to the investigation told The Yomiuri Shimbun.

Demetrius Haley is accused of taking "two photographs while standing in front of the obviously injured" Nichols.

MANILA -- Metropolitan Police Department officers on Tuesday arrested two Japanese men suspected of involvement in a recent string of robberies in Japan, with the arrest officially taking place aboard a deportation flight to Narita Airport from the Philippines, which had transferred the men to Japanese custody.

Nichols family had accused officials of ‘shielding’ sixth officer from consequences

MANILA -- One of the four Japanese men suspected of involvement in a string of robberies across Japan had six iPhones in his possession while in a Philippine detention center, Philippine Justice Minister Jesus Remulla said on Tuesday.

"Active bystandership" training aims to overcome the pressures that discourage police officers from intervening when their colleagues use excessive force.