Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office

Elderly shoplifters may need help not punishment,...
Officials of Fukui Prefecture's regional lifestyle support center consult with elderly and mentally disabled people who have completed their sentences and need support. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
February 22, 2013
Alarmed by the number of elderly and mentally disabled people who repeatedly shoplift or walk out of restaurants without paying, regional prosecution offices are trying to help ...
Investigators search Olympus offices, homes
Investigators enter the home of former Olympus President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 21. (Mari Endo)
December 21, 2011
Investigators on Dec. 21 searched offices and homes related to Olympus Corp. for evidence the company violated financial laws when it concealed huge losses from its securities...
Tokyo prosecutors arrest former chairman of Daio...
Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter the residence of former Daio Paper Corp. Chairman Mototaka Ikawa in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 22. (Shiro Nishihata)
November 22, 2011
Tokyo prosecutors on Nov. 22 arrested Mototaka Ikawa, the former chairman of Daio Paper Corp., whose reckless borrowing from subsidiaries is suspected of having caused 3.2...
Daio Paper files criminal complaint against...
Mototaka Ikawa
November 21, 2011
Daio Paper Corp. filed a criminal complaint with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Nov. 21 against former company chairman Mototaka Ikawa for borrowing billions...
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