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MURDER

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2016
Teen gets prison sentence for Kawasaki murder
The 19-year-old male who played a key role in the murder of a teenage boy on a Kawasaki riverbank last year was sentenced to nine to 13 years in prison Wednesday at the Yokohama District Court.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2016
Obama, other advocates of gun control own stock in firearms makers through mutual funds
U.S. President Barack Obama, a fierce advocate for gun regulation, is an unlikely investor in the firearms industry — yet he has money in a pension fund that holds stock in gun and ammunition companies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2016
Teen arrested over murder of grandparents in Hyogo
A 19-year-old was taken into custody Saturday in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture, on suspicion of killing his grandparents, local police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2016
Prosecutors seek 10-15 years for ringleader in Kawasaki teen murder
Prosecutors sought on Thursday a sentence of 10 to 15 years in prison for the eldest of three teenagers charged in the slaying of a 13-year-old boy at a riverbank in Kawasaki last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2016
U.S. murder suspect, held over death of Japanese woman, to be tried on lesser charge
An American man held over the death of a female Japanese acquaintance will not be charged with murder but with abandoning her body.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2016
19-year-old pleads guilty to murdering teen on Kawasaki riverbank
The eldest of three teenagers charged in the killing last year of a 13-year-old boy on a riverbank in Kawasaki pleads guilty to assault and murder.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2016
Man nabbed for alleged murder of ex-girlfriend a decade ago
A 47-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his former girlfriend around 10 years ago in Fukuoka Prefecture, police said Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2016
Man held over killing of 86-year-old in Fukuoka
A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of fatally stabbing an 86-year-old acquaintance in Fukuoka Prefecture, police said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2016
Florida woman died after hospital thought she was faking: lawyers
A Florida woman who collapsed and later died after being arrested for refusing to leave a rural hospital emergency room may have lived if medical staffers and police had not assumed she was faking illness, her lawyers said on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jan 6, 2016
Obama's move to control gun sales turns on a murky definition of who is a dealer
What makes a gun dealer?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 5, 2016
Four held on suspicion of pushing Chiba youth to his death
Four suspects are arrested on suspicion of murdering a 17-year-old male whose body was found in the Tegakawa River in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 4, 2016
DNA from dismembered woman's corpse matches suspect's missing friend
DNA from chopped-up body parts found in an Osaka condominium last month matches that of an acquaintance of a woman under arrest on suspicion of desecrating and abandoning the corpse, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 1, 2016
Brazilian woman found strangled in Aichi apartment set ablaze
Police said Thursday two women — one a Brazilian national — were found strangled in an apartment in Aichi Prefecture that was set on fire.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2015
Neighbor of San Bernardino gunman indicted on terrorism charge
A former neighbor accused of supplying assault rifles to the couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, was indicted Wednesday on charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2015
Grandparents targeted for murder because others might run: Chiba teen
A teenager under arrest after allegedly killing his grandparents is quoted by police as saying he was ready to kill anyone but picked family members because someone else might run away.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2015
Banned-for-life Salvadoran national soccer player Alfredo Pacheco gunned down at gas station
Alfredo Pacheco, a soccer player who played for the Salvadoran national side before being banned from the sport for life for his involvement in match-fixing, was murdered on Sunday, the Salvadoran attorney general's office said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2015
Chiba teen turns himself in after allegedly killing grandparents
The 17-year-old tells investigators he was stressed out by school problems and could have killed anyone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2015
Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in U.S. raid
Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group's Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2015
Indonesia to step up hunt for IS militant Santoso
Indonesian forces are mobilizing for a manhunt in steamy jungles on the far-flung island of Sulawesi to flush the country's most-wanted man from his hideout and deal a pre-emptive blow to the Islamic State group. The real threat could be much closer to home.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2015
Iranian man identified as victim of deadly street ambush in Nagoya
A 27-year-old Iranian man has been identified as the victim of a pre-dawn street assault Sunday in central Nagoya, in which he was stabbed and bashed by several Persian-speaking men before dying of blood loss in hospital six hours later, police said Wednesday.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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.
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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