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Juvenile crime incidents in Japan

Overview

In late August 2026, two youths, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, were arrested in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, for suspected forcible obstruction of business. The pair allegedly threw lit firecrackers into a police box grounds in the early morning of August 21. The 17-year-old reportedly claimed he wanted to “play tag” with the responding officers.

By early September, Japanese police reported further arrests involving teenagers in separate incidents. In Asahikawa, a 15-year-old girl was arrested for the suspected assault of another 15-year-old girl at a riverbed. Additionally, in Tokyo, five high school students were arrested for an organized extortion scheme in Shibuya, where they allegedly assaulted a man and stole 300,000 yen.

Entities

Asahikawa Central Police Station · Shibuya · Asahikawa · Tokyo · Asahikawa City

Timeline

  1. 19 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Japan police arrest teenagers for assault and extortion

    Police have arrested a 15-year-old girl for assault in Asahikawa and five high school students for an extortion and robbery scheme in Shibuya, Tokyo.

  2. 28 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Asahikawa youths arrested for throwing firecrackers at police box

    A 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were arrested in Asahikawa, Japan, for throwing firecrackers at a police box to play a game of tag with officers.

Sources

fnn.jp · news.cube-soft.jp · news4vip.livedoor.biz · spynews.it