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• Hokkaido Zoo Employee Under Investigation After Admitting to Burning Wife’s Remains in Animal Incinerator

  Published: Apr 29, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Police in Japan are questioning a 30 year old zoo worker who confessed to using an onsite incinerator to dispose of his wife’s body. The gruesome discovery at Asahiyama Zoo has for...

• Fatal Tokyo Pokemon Store Stabbing Triggers National Debate on Stalker Treatment and Prevention

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The murder of a 21-year-old employee at a popular Tokyo retail outlet has exposed critical failures in Japan’s approach to repeat stalking offenders. Despite a prior arrest for har...