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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2019
Another Toyota rugby player gets suspended term over drug case
A former player on Toyota Motor Corp.'s Top League rugby team has been given a suspended prison term for possessing drugs, just days after a similar ruling was handed down on a former teammate.
Rugby
Sep 26, 2019
Ex-Toyota Verblitz player Ryota Kabashima receives suspended sentence for cocaine possession
Former Toyota Verblitz flyhalf Ryota Kabashima was given a suspended prison term Thursday for possessing cocaine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 20, 2019
U.S. scientists join effort to solve mysterious vaping-related illnesses
The U.S. investigation into hundreds of cases of life-threatening lung illnesses related to vaping has turned up a curious abnormality: Many of the victims had pockets of oil clogging up cells responsible for removing impurities in the lungs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2019
U.S. Democratic Party donor Ed Buck charged with running drug den at home where pair died of overdose
Prominent California Democratic Party donor Edward Buck has been charged with operating a drug den after injecting a man with methamphetamine in his West Hollywood home where two other men previously died of apparent overdoses, prosecutors said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2019
After deluge of lawsuits, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy protection
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday night, succumbing to pressure from more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2019
Purdue Pharma reaches tentative opioid settlement in deal worth up to $12 billion, will file for bankruptcy soon: sources
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP reached a tentative agreement with some plaintiffs to resolve widespread litigation over its alleged role in fueling the U.S. opioid crisis and plans to tussle with states opposing its settlement offer in bankruptcy proceedings starting as soon as next week, people familiar...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2019
'Not a chance': Philippines' top diplomat says no access for U.N. drug war investigators
The Philippines will not allow visits by the United Nations to investigate its bloody war on drugs, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, calling its human rights experts "bastards" who had already demonstrated prejudice.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 5, 2019
Former Toyota Verblitz player Ryota Kabashima pleads guilty to cocaine possession
Former Toyota Verblitz flyhalf Ryota Kabashima pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing cocaine in his first court appearance in the case.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2019
Purdue Pharma discussing up to $12 billion offer to settle over 2,000 opioid claims and filing for bankruptcy
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2019
U.S. opioid ruling gives 'green light' for other lawsuits
While some Johnson & Johnson investors were relieved that the company's $572 million penalty for fueling Oklahoma's opioid epidemic wasn't as high as feared, lawyers for other U.S. states, cities and counties could hardly contain their glee.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2019
Malaysia makes record bust of ketamine and cocaine worth $161 million
Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had seized nearly 3.7 tons of ketamine and cocaine worth about $161 million in the country's biggest drugs haul to date.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2019
Japan's health insurance federation proposes excluding some hay fever drugs from public medical coverage
The proposal would end coverage for prescription and nonprescription drugs with identical ingredients, saving u00a560 billion a year but forcing patients to pay the full cost.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2019
Fired Japan education ministry official gets suspended sentence for drug abuse
A court on Monday sentenced a former education ministry official to two years in prison, suspended for four years, for using and possessing a stimulant drug.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed Pentagon funds for border wall
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 14, 2019
Man who injured Kumamoto cops while fleeing drug raid surrenders in Fukuoka
A Kumamoto man wanted for injuring several police officers with a vehicle during a drugs raid on his home is arrested after turning himself in in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 12, 2019
Ex-Toyota Verblitz player Ryota Kabashima admits to cocaine possession
Former Toyota Verblitz flyhalf Ryota Kabashima was released on bail of ¥2 million ($18,460) on Friday, after admitting to a charge of possessing cocaine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2019
U.N. to probe Philippines drug war deaths
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Thursday to set up an investigation into mass killings during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's so-called war on drugs, a step that activists said was long overdue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2019
U.S. wants drug lord 'El Chapo' in prison for life, after he hears from murder plot victim
U.S. prosecutors said they want the Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to spend the rest of his life — plus 30 years — in prison, after he hears from a victim who survived one of his murder plots.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2019
Philippines' Duterte won't let up on deadly drug war despite calls for U.N. probe
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pledged to continue his war against drugs in his final three years in office despite international calls for a probe into the rising death toll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 6, 2019
As Japan prepares to open casinos, gangs won't be afraid to test security
Japan is currently creating a legal framework to operate casinos via a system of integrated resorts, but concerns persist that they'll be prime targets for organized crime once they're finally up and running by 2024.
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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.

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