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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2017
U.S. Congress unanimously adopts resolution calling on Trump to denounce hate groups
The U.S. Congress passed a resolution late on Tuesday calling on President Donald Trump to condemn hate groups after Trump was criticized for his response to the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a month ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 13, 2017
Man indicted in Saitama slayings of six has mental illness, defense-initiated psychiatric test concludes
A Peruvian man indicted in the 2015 killings of six people in Saitama Prefecture has a mental illness, sources said Tuesday, a development that could affect whether he can be held criminally liable.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2017
Business likely the motive behind elderly couple's murder in Bali, police say
The police in Indonesia said Monday they believe an elderly Japanese couple found dead in Bali last week were murdered, citing business troubles as a possible motive.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 7, 2017
Filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda: 'I wanted to do something different'
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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 6, 2017
'The Third Murder': Director Hirokazu Koreeda triumphs with a trial drama that keeps the focus on character
Murder mysteries are popular film and television fodder in Japan, but most revolve around puzzle plots that hold as much real-world probability as the cases of Sherlock Holmes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 6, 2017
Stab wounds found on burned bodies of murdered Japanese couple in Bali
Stab wounds have been found on the burned bodies of an elderly Japanese couple found dead Monday at their rental house in southern Bali, an Indonesian doctor said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2017
Saitama boy, 15, admits fatally stabbing fellow high school student in crime of passion
A 15-year-old male high school boy who was arrested Monday for allegedly stabbing fellow student Kosuke Nishiyama, 16, to death in Saitama has admitted he committed the act because the victim was trying to steal his girlfriend, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2017
Burned bodies of Japanese couple found in Bali home
Indonesian police are investigating after an elderly Japanese couple were found dead Monday at their home in southern Bali.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2017
Saitama teen held in fatal stabbing of ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend
A 15-year-old high school student was arrested Monday on suspicion of fatally stabbing another teenage boy in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, who was thought to have been dating his former girlfriend.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2017
Filipino man held in alleged murder of Ibaraki student in 2004
The Ibaraki Prefectural Police on Saturday arrested a Filipino man suspected of killing a 21-year-old woman in 2004.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2017
Chinese man denies intending to murder his wife but admits dumping her body in Tokyo canal
A Chinese man living in Tokyo admitted Monday to dumping his wife's body in a canal but denied he had intended to kill her.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2017
More than a thousand join funeral procession for Philippine teen slain by drug cops
More than a thousand mourners attended a funeral procession in a northern Manila suburb on Saturday for a high school student whose killing a week earlier by anti-drug officers has caused rare public outrage about the country's war on drugs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2017
Shiga pair served murder warrants over slaying of Nagoya woman
Two suspects in custody for allegedly dumping the body of a Nagoya woman in Shiga Prefecture have been served fresh arrest warrants for robbery and murder, police said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2017
Finnish police say they are 'quite certain' they know Turku terrorist attacker's identity
Finnish police raided an apartment in the southwestern city of Turku on Friday evening and said it was "quite certain" it had identified the attacker who killed two people and wounded eight during a stabbing rampage earlier in the day, local media reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2017
Charlottesville violence tests Trump's presidential mettle
The real world has begun to intrude upon the presidency of Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 1, 2017
Two held after body of missing woman found buried in Shiga forest
Two men were arrested Tuesday a day after the body of a woman in her 50s, who had been missing since mid-June, was found buried in a Shiga Prefecture forest, the police said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 28, 2017
Chinese man sentenced to death for killing parents and 17 others
A court in China's southwestern Yunnan province sentenced a man to death for killing his parents and 17 other people in a spat last year over money, state media said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2017
One year after mass murder at care home for disabled, no hint of remorse from suspect
Still hoping the alleged perpetrator will show remorse, survivors and relatives of victims marked the first anniversary Wednesday of a deadly stabbing rampage at a care home for the mentally disabled southwest of Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2017
Duterte says Manila and Beijing in talks for joint exploration of South China Sea
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said that talks are already under way with China on a possible joint venture to explore for resources in areas of the South China Sea that are disputed between the two countries.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2017
Beijing police hunt suspect after stabbing spree and deadly hit-and-run
Beijing police are hunting for a man suspected of stabbing five people and then plowing into a group of nine others with a van, killing one and injuring eight, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
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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