Osaka
Police in Izumi, Osaka Prefecture, arrested a 51-year-old unemployed man on Friday for the suspected murder of his 41-year-old former girlfriend and her 76-year-old mother last month. Teruyuki Sugihira, from Sakai City, admitted stabbing Yuka Murakami and hinted at killing her mother Kazuko on April 8. The pair had dated for over eight years until around March this year.
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Two men backed a car into a shop in Osaka's Naniwa Ward on Tuesday, stealing Pokemon cards and other items worth 1.5 million yen. Street security footage captured the incident at 3:45 a.m., according to police. An employee expressed fears of a repeat attack.
Major Japanese political parties excluding the Japan Innovation Party have decided not to field candidates in the upcoming double election for Osaka governor and mayor. The election stems from resignations by current leaders to push forward administrative reforms.
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The Osaka District Court dismissed a request from three death-row inmates to ban executions by hanging, ruling that such a challenge is inappropriate through administrative litigation. The inmates argued that hanging violates an international treaty prohibiting cruel punishments. Presiding Judge Noriko Yokota stated that criminal judgments in Japan presuppose hanging as the method of execution.