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CHILD ABUSE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2014
DNA shows nine babies found in Bangkok have same father, who remains unknown
DNA tests have proven that nine babies found in a Bangkok condominium last week have the same father, but authorities have yet to prove he is the Japanese businessman at the center of the case, senior police doctor Jongjate Aojanepong said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND
Aug 8, 2014
Once state support ends, life is difficult to navigate
The main reason youths are placed in children's institutions is abuse and neglect, but experts say society knows little about the situations these children face.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND
Aug 7, 2014
Foster parent shortage takes growing toll on children
Veteran foster parent Mika Hobbs was surprisingly frank when she confessed how nerve-racking her job can be.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2014
Child abuse cases nationwide topped 70,000 mark for first time last year
Child consultation centers across the nation handled 73,765 cases of abuse in fiscal 2013, topping the 70,000 mark for the first time since the government began compiling data in fiscal 1990.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 20, 2014
Nearly 400 children abandoned in Japan since 2011: survey
A total of 395 minors under the age of 18 were abandoned by parents or guardians nationwide in the three years to March, a survey indicated Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2014
Head of U.K. government's child abuse probe quits after a week
The head of a government-commissioned inquiry into allegations that British public institutions failed to protect children from sexual abuse in the 1980s resigned on Monday, less than a week after being appointed.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2014
Nursery staffer fractures boy's skull
A young boy was left with a fractured skull after being physically thrown out of a nursery classroom on June 13, a Kyoto city official said Thursday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 23, 2014
ASIJ abuse scandal stirs dark memories among readers
Some letters in response to Jon Mitchell's The Foreign Element articles about sexual abuse by late American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 9, 2014
ASIJ announces investigation into sex abuse
An independent investigation will examine late teacher Jack Moyer's suspected sexual abuse of scores of female students and why American School in Japan officials apparently allowed his attacks to continue unabated despite students' warnings.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2014
Police trace mother of toddler starved to death
The mother of a boy whose skeletal remains were found last week in a trash-filled apartment in Kanagawa Prefecture has been located by police.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 2, 2014
Letters: What did ASIJ know of Moyer sex abuse and why was nothing done?
Readers want to know why children's accounts of abuse by American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer were not acted upon much earlier.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2014
Man held after remains of child found in Kanagawa apartment
Police arrested a 36-year-old truck driver Saturday after they found skeletal remains believed to be of a child inside an apartment in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, following a report of a missing boy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 12, 2014
After ASIJ admission that teacher abused kids, ex-students demand inquiry
Alumni from the American School in Japan are demanding an independent inquiry into whether school officials covered up knowledge of sexual abuse committed by teacher Jack Moyer.
EDITORIALS
May 10, 2014
Japan's orphans need foster care
Japan's tendency to place orphans and abused children into institutions instead of finding them foster homes too often leaves them open to mistreatment and socially scarred.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2014
U.S. to send team in response to Nigeria schoolgirls' mass kidnapping
The United States has offered to send an American team of experts to Nigeria to support the government's response to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by an Islamist militant group, President Barack Obama's administration said on Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 1, 2014
Japan's orphans neglected: HRW
Japan's habit of shunting orphans and abused children to child-care institutions instead of foster parents has left thousands susceptible to mistreatment, Human Rights Watch warns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2014
Baby sitter in dead toddler case to face child porn charges
The Saitama baby sitter arrested over the death of a child in his care is served a fresh warrant on suspicion of producing child pornography.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 12, 2014
Pope asks forgiveness for 'evil' of child abuse by priests
Pope Francis on Friday made his first public plea for forgiveness for the "evil" committed by priests who molested children, using some of his strongest words yet on the Roman Catholic Church's crisis over sexual abuse.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2014
Baby sitter in Saitama used fake name: mom
The 26-year-old baby sitter from Fujimi, Saitama Prefecture, under arrest for allegedly abandoning the body of a 2-year-old boy who had been in his care, had offered his services under a fictitious name, police said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2014
Boy found dead in sitter's apartment
Police have decided to arrest a babysitter in connection with the death of a boy whose body was found Monday morning in an apartment building unit  in Fujimi, Saitama Prefecture.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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