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MURDER

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2015
Police link adhesive tape found on bodies of slain Osaka boy, girl
Authorities send the murder suspect to prosecutors as police raid the onetime lodging of the man, a former worker in the Fukushima nuclear decontamination effort.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 22, 2015
Man arrested in Osaka murder case likely acted alone, police say
The man arrested late Friday in connection with the murder in Osaka of 13-year-old Natsumi Hirata, whose body was found with multiple lacerations and whose head and face were bound with adhesive tape, likely acted alone, investigators said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2015
Man, 45, arrested over Osaka girl's murder; body of male schoolmate found
Police on Friday night arrested a 45-year-old man in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, in connection with the murder of a junior high school girl.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2015
Line messages from slain girl's missing phone talked of going to Kyoto, not coming back
Line messages were sent to a friend from the mobile phone of Natsumi Hirata, a 13-year-old girl who was found slain in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 13, saying she would go to Kyoto and probably wouldn't be coming back, it was learned Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2015
Police probe of Osaka girl's slaying focuses on suspicious car
Security camera footage showing a car entering and leaving a parking lot where the body of 13-year-old Natsumi Hirata was found on Aug. 13 has raised suspicions that somebody in the vehicle was involved in her slaying, police said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 19, 2015
Trail of failed ventures involving American in murder probe leads from New York to Tokyo
The record of dubious projects leads from Peter Gatien-era New York clubland to Singapore and Japan
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2015
Slain Osaka girl, missing boy wandered streets after trying to stay at friend's home
A 13-year-old girl found dead in an Osaka Prefecture parking lot bound with duct tape, and her male classmate who remains missing, wandered the streets through the night less than a day before her death, investigative sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2015
Body found in Osaka parking lot confirmed as that of missing 13-year-old girl
The body of a girl found in a parking lot in Osaka Prefecture last week was confirmed Tuesday to be that of a 13-year-old who went missing with a boy from her school a day earlier, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2015
Girl's bound body found in Osaka parking lot
The body of a girl — arms tied behind her back, her face nearly completely covered with duct tape and with over 30 knife wounds — was recently discovered in an Osaka Prefecture parking lot, and a security camera recorded two suspicious vehicles stopping at the site shortly before the body...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 10, 2015
Texas killing of black teen by rookie cop raises questions
Texas police on Sunday were trying to figure out what prompted a black teenager to drive his car into a car dealership, and why a white police officer still in training fatally shot the unarmed 19-year-old four times.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2015
Protesters in Syria's Latakia seek punishment for Assad relative: human rights watchdog
Dozens of Syrians staged a rare protest in the coastal city of Latakia, bastion of President Bashar Assad, calling for the punishment of a member of his family they accuse of killing an army officer over a traffic dispute, monitors said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 8, 2015
American man sent to prosecutors in connection with woman's death
Police send an American man, arrested over the death of a Japanese woman whose body was found in the sea in Kanagawa Prefecture, to prosecutors for possible indictment.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 5, 2015
Teen held for murder in Hokkaido says he wanted to kill someone
A 19-year-old boy under arrest for allegedly murdering a 31-year-old beautician in Hokkaido has told police he just wanted to kill someone, according to investigative sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 27, 2015
Child killer memoir 'Zekka' fuels calls for tougher proceeds-of-crime laws in Japan
More than a month after its publication, public outrage over a controversial memoir by a serial killer who targeted children when he was a minor has shown no sign of abating.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 25, 2015
Gunman in Louisiana theater rampage had history of mental illness
A 59-year-old man once hospitalized for psychiatric care was identified by authorities on Friday as the gunman who fatally shot two people in a rampage at a central Louisiana movie theater before killing himself as police closed in.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2015
Before Tennessee rampage, gunman texted friend link to Islamic verse
Hours before the Tennessee shooting that killed five U.S. servicemen, the suspected gunman texted a close friend a link to an Islamic verse that included the line: "Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, then I have declared war against him."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2015
Survivors of Colorado theater rampage want gunman put to death
After all 165 guilty verdicts were read and Colorado's movie massacre gunman was taken back to a cell to await his fate on Thursday, many of his victims smiled and hugged and said James Holmes must be executed for justice to be done.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2015
Family of victim of Kobe child-killer calls for ban on criminals' memoirs
Enraged by the publication last month of a memoir by an infamous child serial killer from Kobe, the father of one of the victims petitioned the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday for a ban on criminals talking about their crimes, including in print and movies, without the permission of those...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2015
Girl sent to medical reformatory over murder of classmate in Sasebo
Experts are divided over a family court decision to send a 16-year-old girl, who killed a classmate last summer, to a medical reformatory instead of to prosecutors for criminal indictment.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2015
Judge in Chiba 'mercy killing' case expresses sympathy for culprit
The case of a Chiba Prefecture man convicted of murdering his grievously sick wife has again shed light on the dilemma families face when one member's suffering convinces them that death is the best option.
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.
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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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