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MURDER

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.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2016
Philippine death squads very much in business as Duterte set for presidency
On May 14, five days after voters in the Philippines chose Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as their next president, two masked gunmen cruised this southern city's suburbs on a motorbike, looking for their kill.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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