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CRIME

WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 17, 2016
Italy decriminalizes obscene acts, other minor crimes to unburden justice system
Italy decriminalized a long list of minor crimes on Friday, from obscene acts to blunders by cannabis researchers, to ease pressure on an overburdened justice system that ranks among the least efficient in the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2016
'Grandpa gang' guilty of London's biggest burglary
Three men were found guilty on Thursday in the largest burglary in English legal history, a daring multimillion pound raid on a safe-deposit business in London's jewelry district led by pensioners who had spent a life in crime.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 10, 2016
Treaty obligations and severity of crime key in extradition cases
Although the number of fugitives extradited from Japan is small, this does not mean that the crime concerned has to be particularly grave for an extradition to go ahead.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 9, 2016
Publisher Takarajima-sha bets on shock therapy to revive its fortunes
With the temporary demise of its flagship publication, Takarajima looks to Showa nostalgia and shock ads in a bid to stay relevant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 19, 2015
Gangs, girl power and getting old: Japan's magazines ring out 2015
A roundup of the final weekly magazines of 2015 finds many preoccupied with the split within the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 6, 2015
Beware Japan's old problems posing in new packaging
When government announcements describe 'new' problems and propose solutions, they should be taken with a side-order of salt.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2015
Arrest of student for drug possession shines light on narcotics use among the young
A high school student held on suspicion of drug possession leads an expert to call for better anti-drug education in schools.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2015
Justice Ministry panel begins first comprehensive review of sex crime laws in over a century
A Justice Ministry panel on Monday began reviewing what critics call Japan's lax criminal penalties against rapists and other sex offenders, in the nation's first comprehensive effort in more than a century to overhaul laws on sex crimes.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Oct 31, 2015
'Obsolete' gangsters proving problematic
Organized crime syndicates are not fading away, they're just becoming obsolete.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015
Fix America's broken criminal justice system
If the Republican Party wants to win a bigger share of the African-American vote, it should hone an agenda for reform of the troubled U.S. criminal justice system.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015
Are Americans No. 1? It depends
Americans have long been fascinated with global rankings and where they stand in them, but sometimes the results aren't all that impressive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 23, 2015
Kodo-kai still raking in funds despite tougher yakuza laws
The Kodokai is emerging as Japan's strongest yakuza group, thanks to its prodigious money-making skills.

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