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CRIMES

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2022
In Myanmar, grief and fury after an attack on a school
For more than a year, the army has been battling resistance fighters. Each day brings news of more people dying, mostly civilians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2022
Ukraine searches for its dead at Russian occupation burial site
Kyiv says hundreds are buried at the site discovered last week, including at least 17 Ukrainian servicemen found in a mass grave on Friday and others who may be civilians.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2022
Thousands back former SDF member demanding sexual assault probe
Rina Gonoi, 22, alleges that she was assaulted by multiple male colleagues while on a training exercise in 2021, a year after she joined the Ground Self-Defense Force.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
Toyota won't renew contract with actor Teruyuki Kagawa after alleged sexual assault
The automaker has already pulled its commercials featuring Kagawa, and broadcaster TBS has said it will remove the actor from its weekday morning information program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2022
4chan owner under fire for sexual violence remarks in wake of scandal
2channel founder Hiroyuki Nishimura said that hostesses who entertain men at bars receive high pay in exchange for tolerating sexual violence, triggering harsh criticism.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2022
Actor Teruyuki Kagawa apologizes after report alleges he groped hostess
The report also said the kabuki performer took off the hostess' bra and passed it around to colleagues in an incident in 2019.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2022
In India, new trauma as 11 convicted of gang rape and murder walk free
The convicts' early release came as the country marks 10 years since the horrific gang-rape of a young woman on a bus in the capital, New Delhi, which set off nationwide protests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2022
Singer R. Kelly given 30-year prison term for racketeering and sex crimes
The sentence was imposed nine months after Kelly, 55, was convicted of exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 30, 2022
A 26-year-old sex-crime fighter dives into South Korean politics
Just months after emerging from anonymity, activist Park Ji-hyun was named interim co-chair of the Democratic Party and the leader of its rebuilding efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2022
Elon Musk denies report he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet
Business Insider reported that Musk's SpaceX paid $250,000 in 2018 to settle a sexual harassment claim from an unnamed private jet flight attendant.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2022
Love letter and ID card point to Russian units that terrorized Bucha
Journalists interviewed more than 90 residents, reviewing photographic and video evidence these locals shared and examining documents left behind by the Russians.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2022
Hold Russian soldiers and their leaders accountable for war crimes
As Russian troops have withdrawn from areas under their control, evidence of horrific brutality is mounting.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Trump calls the U.S.-Japan alliance ‘one-sided.’ Tokyo says otherwise.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday in Washington.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan is by far the favorite country among Taiwanese: survey
A night market in Taipei in April
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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