A lot of people think Japan has little to no crime, and while it is definitely safer than many other places in the world, it’s not as if nothing bad EVER happens. Today we are looking into the 11 people on the NPA’s (National Police Agency) Most Wanted list. What have they done to end up on this list?
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Words mentioned/useful words
関西弁 Kansai-ben - Kansai dialect
重要指名手配 - juyou shimeitehai - most wanted (criminals)
重要 juyou - important, essential
指名手配 - shimeitehai - wanted by the police
指名手配人 shimeitehaijin - wanted criminal
交番 - koban - police box, small police station
警察署 keisatsusho - police station (every city has a big one)
警察👮 keisatsu - police
名簿 meibo - list of names, register
強盗 goutou - robbery
殺人 satsujin - m*rder
銃刀法 juutouhou - Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
違反 ihan - violation or offense
在留カード zairyu kaado - residence card
致傷 chishou - inflicting injury (criminally)
一般人 ippanjin - regular person
あおり運転 aori unten - reckless driving, (like road rage, tailgating)
捜査特別報奨金 sōsa tokubetsu hōshō-kin - special investigation reward
References:
https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/criminal/wanted/index.html
https://www.pref.aichi.jp/police/anzen/sousa/shimei/minami/minami-199910.html
https://mikaiketsux.web.fc2.com/shimeitehai_hishikawa.html
https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/jiken_jiko/ichiran/ichiran_11-20/yoshiya.html
https://www.police.pref.okinawa.jp/docs/2015031700049/
https://mikaiketsux.web.fc2.com/shimeitehai_matayoshi.html
https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/jiken_jiko/ichiran/ichiran_11-20/likai.html
https://www.police.pref.osaka.lg.jp/jiken/wanted/3622.html
https://mikaiketsux.web.fc2.com/shimeitehai_ochi.html
https://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/police/p_keiki/p_keiki/kusakabe_simeitehai.html
https://www.police.pref.gunma.jp/28467.html
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/maebashi/20250114/1060018782.html
No3
https://www.pref.iwate.jp/kenkei/anzen/joho/sousa/3000346.html
https://mikaiketsux.web.fc2.com/shimeitehai_obara.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_5f98fbcbc5b61d63241dada1#
No 2
https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/jiken_jiko/ichiran/ichiran_24/azabu3.html
No 1
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/obs/723588?display=1
Calls grow to abolish statute of limitations for hit-and-runs
https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15089680
Time stamps
00:00 intro/life updates
8:02 Japan’s Most Wanted DISCLAIMER
10:25 words of the day
14:40 bounties
16:30 No nonsense November
18:36 11 Rin Shoi
20:51 10 Hishikawa Tatsumi
24:46 9 Yoshiya Tsuyoshi
26:52 8 Matayoshi Takeo
31:49 7 Ri Kai
33:31 6 Ochi Kiyoshi
37:58 5 Miyauchi Yudai
38:59 halftime thoughts
43:18 4 Kogure Hiroshi
47:34 3 Obara Katsuyuki
52:48 2 Mitate Shinichi
57:39 #1 most wanted Hatta Yoichi
1:05:58 bounties/rewards
