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MURDER

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2016
Meguro woman, 88, found dismembered in pond may have been slain in her apartment
An 88-year-old woman whose body parts were found last week in a boating pond in Tokyo's Meguro Ward may have been murdered in her apartment, according to investigators.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2016
Body parts found in Tokyo boating pond were those of 88-year-old local woman
Body parts found in a boating pond in Meguro Ward, Tokyo, have been identified as those of an 88-year-old woman who lived in the area, police said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jun 24, 2016
Guns make the U.S. less fair and less tolerant
The numbers make it clear: America has a gun problem.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2016
Body parts of adult found in Tokyo pond only partially decomposed
Investigative sources say dismembered human body parts that were found in Meguro Ward were only partially decomposed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2016
Knife-wielding man kills one, injures three in rampage at Hokkaido shopping mall
A knife-wielding man stabbed four women at a shopping mall in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Tuesday, leaving one of them dead and the other three injured, police said.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2016
Hate crimes often have way of making it harder to hate
The desire for social order is a powerful reflex that hate crimes only reinforce.
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2016
A murder stuns British politics
While we must not excuse individuals from vile actions, we cannot at the same time ignore the environment in which these acts take place.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2016
America has long fostered a culture of violence
We cannot decry the consequence of our actions if we foster a culture of violence in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2016
Orlando tourism unshaken by rare week of horrific news
Experts say it's too soon to gauge whether a week of horrific news out of Orlando will hurt tourism there. But travel agents are not seeing widespread cancellations, and many travelers say they're committed to visiting.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2016
The horror in Orlando
Despite some efforts by Democratic lawmakers, if the past is any precedent the massacre in Florida will have no effect on U.S. gun control laws.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2016
Death penalty to stand for man over 2010 murder as minor
A death sentence given to a man convicted of murdering two women and seriously injuring another man in 2010 when he was 18 is set to be finalized after the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court rulings.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2016
Obama to again become 'consoler in chief,' meeting survivors of Orlando massacre
Reprising his frequent role of "consoler in chief," President Barack Obama will fly to Orlando on Thursday to meet with survivors of the massacre at a gay nightclub and families of some of the 49 people killed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2016
Teen appeals jail term over murder of Kawasaki boy
A 19-year-old male is appealing a district court ruling that sentenced him to an indeterminate prison term of between six and 10 years for his involvement in the brutal murder of a teenage boy on a riverbank in Kawasaki last year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2016
Mass shootings actually inspire looser gun laws in America
The pattern seems clear: A mass shooting is followed by loud calls to tighten America's gun laws, yet there is no change before the next massacre.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2016
Candlelight vigil held in Shinjuku for Orlando massacre victims
A large crowd gathered Tuesday evening in Tokyo's Shinjuku district for a candlelight vigil to mourn the victims of the LGBT nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2016
Osaka woman, father fatally stabbed; boyfriend suspected
A 42-year-old woman and her father were fatally stabbed at their home in Osaka Prefecture on Monday, with police saying the victim's boyfriend who later committed suicide was likely responsible.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2016
Islamic State claims third deadly attack in week on Bangladesh minorities
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the killing of a Hindu monastery worker who was stabbed to death in Bangladesh, a monitoring service tracking militant online activity reported a day after the slaying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2016
Fresh arrest warrant served on U.S. base worker over Okinawa woman's murder
Okinawa police served a further arrest warrant Thursday on a detained civilian base worker for the rape and murder of a 20-year-old local woman in April, investigative sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2016
U.S. Navy confines sailors to bases in Japan, imposes open-ended alcohol ban
The U.S. Navy responds to a drunken-driving case that has stoked anger nationwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 1, 2016
Ex-U.S. soldier 'Rambo' gets 20 years in prison in murder-for-hire case
A former U.S. Army sergeant nicknamed "Rambo," who prosecutors say supervised an international band of hit men and mercenaries, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for conspiring to kill a federal drug agent and an informant.
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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