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GUNS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022
Slain Japanese teen's parents hope U.S. gun control fight continues, 30 years on
Masaichi and Mieko Hattori are soon retiring from their work in calling for enhanced U.S. gun control measures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 10, 2022
Why strict but inconsistent gun laws did not keep Thailand safe
The murder of two dozen small children — committed during nap time in colorful classrooms — has horrified the nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Mass killing at Thai preschool prompts calls for drug crackdown
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged the government to 'speed up the suppression of drugs, especially methamphetamine tablets.”
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 6, 2022
Screaming students under 'fire' in U.S. police school drills
Teenage volunteers help police to fine tune their reaction to school shootings in the United States after the disastrous law enforcement response to a deadly rampage in Uvalde, Texas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2022
Jury awards $45.2 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial
The U.S. conspiracy theorist was ordered to pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 massacre for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2022
America’s dangerous descent into violence
As the history of fascist movements shows, the rise of private and cycles of bloodshed are instrumental in efforts to undermine the sovereign authority of the prevailing state.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2022
In fighting gun crime, Canada has an American problem
A recent case has highlighted the leading role Texas plays in the smuggling of guns used for violence in Canada, and how firearms tracing can help combat that trade.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2022
Abe shooter test-fired guns in mountains around 10 times
The gun Tetsuya Yamagami used in the attack was made of two metal pipes taped together. It was seized at the scene right after the shooting of Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Jul 10, 2022
Gun used to kill Abe ‘easy to build with DIY store materials,' experts say
The ease with which Tetsuya Yamagami constructed handmade guns and explosives raises a large concern: Can this be prevented?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2022
Former colleagues call Abe shooter 'totally ordinary'
Tetsuya Yamagami, who will face murder charges, recently worked at a Kyoto factory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2022
Japan mourns Abe a day after his killing as police probe shooter's motives
The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, said he had a grudge against a 'specific organization' — possibly a religious group — that he believed was linked to Abe, authorities said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022
Behind the Japanese media’s peculiar reaction to the murder of Shinzo Abe
The country's mainstream media has avoided calling the former prime minister's death an 'assassination.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2022
Preventing shootings a challenge for Japan despite strict gun control
Experts have pointed to new technology such as 3D printers that can produce homemade guns as a factor thwarting law enforcement efforts to crack down on all firearms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2022
Biden stresses importance of Abe's 'enduring legacy'
The U.S. president offered his condolences to Kishida in a phone call lauding the late PM's vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific and his establishment of the 'Quad' framework.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022
Shock, anger and grief reverberate across world after Abe’s assassination
Japanese politicians and foreign leaders reacted with shock, condemnation, prayers and an outpouring of support in the wake of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's killing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022
Before fatal shooting, Abe was up close with the crowd
As is typical in Japan, where violent crime is rare and guns are scarce, security appeared to be light on Friday morning as Abe spoke.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2022
Past assassinations and attacks on Japanese politicians
Attacks on high-ranking political leaders like former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are rare in Japan — but not without precedent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated
A suspect was arrested after Abe, one of the most consequential leaders in Japan's postwar history, was shot while campaigning in the city of Nara on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2022
How Republican-led states are targeting Wall Street with 'anti-woke' laws
The growing restrictions show how America's culture wars are creating new risks for U.S. companies, forcing them to balance pressure from workers and investors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2022
Suspect in July 4 parade shooting charged with seven counts of first-degree murder
If convicted, the suspect would face a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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