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