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CRIMES

COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2016
Lessons of the Chilcot report
The Chilcot report demolishes Tony Blair's sham justifications for embroiling the U.K. in possibly the most disastrous war of the modern era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 5, 2016
Okinawa takes wait-and-see attitude on changes to Japan-U.S. SOFA
Tuesday's announcement by Tokyo and Washington that an agreement has been reached that more narrowly defines those classified as civilians employed by the U.S. military in Japan was greeted with caution by top Okinawan officials, who are taking a wait-and-see attitude.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 3, 2016
Tired of government inaction, activist works to make Japan rape crisis center a reality
Victim once known only as 'Jane' is now raising funds for a long-sought rape crisis center in Tokyo equipped with a 24-hour hotline.
WORLD
Jul 1, 2016
Muslims, Eastern Europeans targeted as hate crime reports spike 500% in U.K. after Brexit vote
The number of hate crimes reported to British police online, including assaults, has increased by more than 500 percent in the week after the country voted to leave the European Union, a senior police chief said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 21, 2016
Muslims in U.S. fear Trump rhetoric has pulled prejudices, violent urges into open
About three months ago, Sarah Ibrahim's son came home from his fourth-grade class at a Maryland school with a disturbing question.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2016
Ex-Stanford swimmer convicted of rape denied alcohol experience in court but spoke of drugs before starting college
The former Stanford University swimmer whose sentence for sexual assault has been widely condemned as too lenient spoke of drug and alcohol use before entering college, undermining his claims to a judge that he lacked experience with alcohol, court documents showed on Friday.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 6, 2016
Let's discuss Okinawan anger over U.S. military crimes
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 27, 2016
U.S. sailor pleads guilty to March rape of Japanese woman in Okinawa
A U.S. Navy sailor pleaded guilty Friday to raping a Japanese woman at a hotel in Okinawa Prefecture in March, at his first hearing at Naha District Court.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 29, 2016
Judge says lawsuit against former U.S. House Speaker Hastert can proceed
A $1.8 million civil lawsuit filed by a victim of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, convicted of a financial crime linked to sexual abuse of high school wrestlers decades ago, can proceed, an Illinois judge ruled Thursday.
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
Japanese actress Anna Sawai, winner of the outstanding lead actress in a drama series award for "Shogun," and Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, winner of the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award for the show, pose in the press room during the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
South Korea is facing deepfake porn crisis
Activists hold up symbolic eye masks during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul on Aug. 30.
In LDP presidential poll, three kingmakers hold all the cards
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo in January as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (left) looks on.
Yen strengthens beyond ¥140 per dollar for first time since 2023
Then yen strengthened on Monday beyond ¥140 per dollar ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week that is widely expected to see officials cut interest rates.
‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
Hiroyuki Sanada and the cast and crew of "Shogun" accept the award for best drama series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
In LDP presidential poll, three kingmakers hold all the cards
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo in January as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (left) looks on.
How China’s dominance of solar and batteries is impacting Japan’s energy transition
Solar panels and wind turbines at a power plant in Hami in China's Xinjiang region. The U.S. and other countries have described China’s actions against Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, a key cog in the cleantech supply chain, as a genocidal campaign aimed at erasing an entire culture.

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