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Drug use up, burglary down as Japan's COVID crisis changes crime

Overall case count sinks 18% nationwide, but cyber offenses rise to record

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Police guard a crime scene in Fukuoka, Japan. The pandemic has changed the nature of criminal activity. © Reuters

KAORU YAMADA, Nikkei staff writer
May 10, 2021 02:00 JST

TOKYO -- Japan's crime cases decreased last year as coronavirus-fearing residents stayed home, but drug offenses and cybercrime were on the rise.

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