Chinese man arrested over spray attack in Tokyo
Ye Shengfeng, a resident of Osaka Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of spraying a substance containing capsaicin at a man in his 30s in May.
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46 mil. yen watch stolen from same Tokyo shopping complex hit by Aug. theft
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Japan's last active university reactor battles to stay open
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Japan city councilor ordered to pay damages for outing award-winning author
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