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In April, an Iranian man was found dead on the grounds of Toyokawa Municipal Hospital.
In April, an Iranian man (41 years old at the time) was found collapsed on the grounds of Toyokawa City Hospital in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, and was confirmed dead. On the 4th, prefectural police announced that they had re-arrested three people, an unemployed man of Iranian nationality (49) with no fixed residence, a Brazilian national and an unemployed man (37 years old) from Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, and a woman (37 years old) on suspicion of robbery resulting in death. Prefectural police have not confirmed their approval or disapproval.
According to the Toyokawa Police Station Investigation Headquarters, the three conspired with their friends to beat a man with a wooden bat in the Shinshiro parking area of the Tomei Expressway (Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture) in the early hours of April 3, and assaulted a 28-year-old female acquaintance of the man who was with them, including pulling the arm. They are also suspected of forcing the man into a car and assaulting him on the way to Toyokawa Municipal Hospital, stealing the man's wallet containing approximately 18,000 yen in cash, two mobile phones, and a woman's mobile phone, resulting in a series of assaults that caused the man to die from respiratory and circulatory failure.

Interviews with investigators have revealed that young men who lure customers to host clubs near Dotonbori in Minami, Osaka, are using a new trick to lure women into the club, using free information centers. According to the Osaka Prefectural Police, from January to June 2026, 86 people were arrested on suspicion of soliciting customers in the prefecture's downtown area, and 74 of them were soliciting customers at entertainment restaurants. While traditional methods are being regulated by the revised Entertainment Business Act, a new method of attracting customers using host catch is becoming more widespread.

A fire believed to have been caused by arson occurred at a cake shop in Motosu City, Gifu Prefecture, on the night of the 5th, and the bodies of two people were found in the remains. Prefectural police are investigating after receiving reports that a person had been stabbed. Other news reported included comments by a senior Russian official regarding peace in Ukraine, a tunnel rescue in Nepal, a drone attack on the Ukrainian Security Service building, an increase in the number of deaths from debris flow disasters in China, the rescue of survivors from a hydroelectric power plant tunnel in Nepal, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine for a professor emeritus at Asahikawa Medical University, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's announcement of an increase in the minimum wage for 2026.

A fire broke out at the Yatsushiro Mill of Nippon Paper Industries in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, during dismantling work on a chimney damaged in the earthquake. Part of the chimney was destroyed by fire, and the fire was extinguished early on the 4th. No workers were injured, and police and fire departments are investigating the cause of the fire.

Five days marks the 4th anniversary of the incident in 2022 when China Kawamoto (3 years old at the time) died after being left behind on the school bus at Kawasaki Kindergarten in Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture. His father responded to the interview and spoke about his regrets at the time and his current state of mind. The director and others have been found guilty, and the bereaved family has filed a lawsuit against the management corporation seeking damages.

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested four men between the ages of 20 and 25 on suspicion of preparing a crowbar and balaclavas for the purpose of robbery. The suspects were suspected of trying to steal cars and money from women living in apartments in Machida City, and some of them were seen frequenting the ``Toyoko'' area in Kabukicho.

Between August 24th and September 4th, six fires occurred in Chuohonmachi 4-chome, Adachi Ward, Tokyo, where houses, vending machines, etc. were set ablaze, and one person suffered burns. Since there was no sign of fire in the area, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Ayase Police Station is investigating the incident with the possibility of a series of arson attacks.