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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2018
Crime in Japan dips to lowest postwar level through first half of 2018
The number of recorded crimes in Japan continued to decrease through the first half of 2018 to a level unseen in the postwar period, mainly due to falling theft rates, preliminary police data showed Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 14, 2018
Five found dead in suspected group suicide in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward
Five people were found dead at a residence in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward in what is suspected to be a group suicide, the police said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2018
Toronto boosts police presence amid 'potential risk to safety' and spike in gun violence, shooting deaths
Toronto was under heavier-than-usual police protection on Thursday due to an unspecific "potential risk to safety" in Canada's largest city, police said without providing details.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2018
Yomiuri Giant minor leaguer arrested on suspicion of stealing equipment from teammates
Police arrested a former minor league outfielder in the Yomiuri Giants organization Sunday on suspicion of stealing a uniform and other items from teammates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2018
Toyama elementary school extends closure after attack threat
An elementary school in the city of Toyama near the site of a shooting and stabbing incident last week said Monday it will remain closed after a threat was made to attack it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 2, 2018
Giving visitors to Japan something they can dance to
Is this a case of deja vu on the dancefloor?
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2018
Review police box system in light of Toyama attack
Staffing practices at police boxes nationwide need a thorough evaluation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2018
Japan to reinforce police gun holsters to prevent firearm theft
The National Police Agency is accelerating plans to reinforce police officers' gun holsters and safety straps so their firearms cannot be stolen, agency officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2018
Toyama murder suspect had four knives, showing attack was likely premeditated
A 21-year-old former SDF member arrested over a fatal police box attack in Toyama was carrying at least four knives, a sign the attack was premeditated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2018
Police officer and school security guard killed after man steals officer's gun in Toyama
A 21-year-old suspect killed a policeman in the city of Toyama on Tuesday after stabbing the officer, stealing his gun, shooting him and then fatally gunning down a security guard at a nearby elementary school, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2018
Knife-wielding man arrested after standoff at Tokyo pub
A man armed with a knife was arrested Monday after holing up at an izakaya (traditional Japanese pub) in central Tokyo while throwing objects out of a window he had shattered.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
Philippines' Duterte calls God 'stupid,' faces uproar in Asia's biggest Catholic nation
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked an uproar in Asia's biggest Catholic nation after he called God "stupid," prompting a rebuke from church officials who have been instrumental in toppling past leaders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2018
Record number of climbers stranded on Japanese mountains in 2017
Police say a boom in the popularity of mountaineering has led many inexperienced climbers to venture into more isolated, challenging terrain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2018
Teen arrested in connection to knife attack on 9-year-old near school in Shizuoka
Police arrest a teen suspected of involvement in a knife attack Tuesday on a 9-year-old boy — causing serious head trauma — who was returning home from school in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2018
Japan's 1.3 million marijuana experimenters surpass inhalant abusers for first time: survey
An estimated 1.3 million Japanese aged 15 to 64 have used marijuana, surpassing those abusers of paint thinner and other inhalants for the first time, a survey by The National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry shows.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2018
60,000 elderly drivers in Japan suspected of having dementia during license renewal: police
The revised road traffic law, which requires elderly drivers to see a doctor if dementia is suspected during a preliminary screening, took effect on March 12 last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2018
Anti-groping poster assuming suspect's guilt removed after triggering online outcry
The Aichi Prefectural Police said Tuesday they will remove all the anti-groping posters recently put up in train stations after an online outcry by people angered at the assumption of guilt of the alleged perpetrators.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2018
Ukraine says it uncovered 47-person hit list after staging Putin critic's murder
Ukraine, seeking to reassure its Western allies after faking the murder of a Russian dissident to thwart what it said was a plot on his life, told them on Friday its ruse led to the discovery of a hit list of 47 people whom Russia planned to kill abroad.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2018
Kwansei University quarterback Kosei Okuno files criminal complaint against two former Nihon University coaches
The American football player injured by a dirty tackle during a May 6 game has filed a criminal complaint with the Metropolitan Police Department against two former coaches of a rival team, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2018
Man shot dead by police after knife attack in southwestern Japan
A man wielding a knife was shot by police and pronounced dead in a hospital Monday after he attacked a man and a police officer in the city of Kumamoto, the police said.
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.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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