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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 23, 2016
Accused NYC bomber's wife returns; lawyer seeks to meet suspect
The wife of the Afghan-born U.S. citizen charged in last weekend's bombings in New York City and New Jersey has returned to the United States, a law enforcement official said on Thursday, as a defense lawyer pressed to get access to the accused man.
WORLD
Aug 21, 2016
New York ends English-language requirement for cab drivers
New York City taxi drivers will not be required to speak English any longer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2016
NYPD hunts for gunman in street execution of Muslim cleric, colleague
New York City police searched on Sunday for a gunman who killed a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in the borough of Queens on Saturday, sowing fear and sadness in their budding Bangladeshi community.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 8, 2016
True meaning of Ichiro even greater than 3,000-hit milestone
There were a lot of people in Japan who awoke early April 3, 2001 (the night of April 2 in the U.S.), with a mix of anticipation and wonder as they watched new Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki's first game in the major leagues. Ichiro was hitless after three at-bats. Then, in the seventh, he...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 22, 2016
Islanders looking to leave Brooklyn for Queens
The New York Islanders are in talks with the owners of the New York Mets about building a hockey arena adjacent to Citi Field in Queens, people with knowledge of the discussions said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2016
Justice Ginsburg enters political fray, terms Trump 'faker' with ego
In calling Republican Donald Trump a "faker," Ruth Bader Ginsburg thrust herself into presidential politics to an unprecedented degree for a U.S. Supreme Court justice in the modern era.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 4, 2016
'Ichimeter Lady' still counting as Ichiro nears 3,000
It's been over two years, and Amy Franz still has no idea how Ichiro Suzuki knew it was her birthday. That particular June 11, in 2014, Franz, a longtime Mariners fan, was sitting in right field, as usual, at Seattle's Safeco Field. She was watching for foul balls during batting practice while her husband,...
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2016
New Yorker wearing cement shoes was killed by asphyxiation: official
A man whose face was wrapped in duct tape and feet encased in concrete when his body washed ashore in New York City this week was killed by asphyxia, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office said Friday.

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