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POLICE

JAPAN
May 24, 2016
Diet passes legislation to revamp Japan's criminal justice system
New legislation increases video recording of interrogations, expands the reach of the wiretap law and introduces plea bargains.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2016
Japan's police seek more security dogs to counter terrorism, cope with disasters
The police are considering introducing more dogs to help enhance security ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and better respond to natural disasters, it was learned Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2016
Security tightens in Tokyo and Mie ahead of summit
The superintendent-general of the Metropolitan Police Department has called for public cooperation in keeping the capital safe during the Group of Seven summit in Mie Prefecture later this week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 21, 2016
Mexico to extradite drug boss Guzman to U.S.; 'El Chapo' won't face death penalty
Mexico approved the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States on Friday after receiving guarantees he would not face the death penalty, and the kingpin's lawyers vowed to block the move.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 21, 2016
U.S. Secret Service shoots gun-wielding man near White House
A Secret Service agent shot a man who brandished a gun near the White House on Friday while President Barack Obama was out golfing, and the man was taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2016
Police will be out in force for G-7 leaders summit
With the Group of Seven leaders' summit in Mie Prefecture and a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Hiroshima later next week, security is set to tighten as record numbers of police deploy to streets, train stations, ports and airports throughout the country.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2016
Internet bomb threat prompts Kishiwada to close schools, City Hall, other facilities
Public schools, kindergartens and other facilities run by the municipal government of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, were closed Wednesday after an Internet post was found the previous night threatening to blow them up, NHK reported, citing local police and city officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2016
China's No. 3 official vows to hear Hong Kong autonomy concerns
National People's Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang vowed to listen to Hong Kong's suggestions regarding its autonomy, as he began the highest-level visit by a state leader since pro-democracy protests paralyzed the city two years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2016
Ritsumeikan closes all campuses over bomb threat
Ritsumeikan University on Saturday cancelled classes and lectures at all six of its campuses after receiving a bomb threat over the Internet.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 11, 2016
Australia holds five suspected of plotting sailing trip to join Islamic State
Australian police have detained five men suspected of planning to sail a small boat from the far north to Indonesia and the Philippines en route to joining Islamic State in Syria, officials said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 9, 2016
Following cyberheist, SWIFT technicians accused of leaving Bangladesh Bank exposed to hackers
Bangladesh's central bank became more vulnerable to hackers when technicians from SWIFT, the global financial network, connected a new bank transaction system to SWIFT messaging three months before a $81 million cyberheist, Bangladeshi police and a bank official alleged.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 6, 2016
Elderly siblings quizzed after woman's mummified corpse found in their shared Sapporo home
The partially mummified corpse of a 64-year-old woman was found in a rental home in Sapporo, police said Thursday, adding they questioned her older sister and brother who shared the dwelling and got inconsistent responses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2016
Mother and two children killed in seven-car pileup in Yamaguchi
Three people die in a crash in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, as holiday traffic jams cause havoc on the nation's roads.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2016
Bangladesh Bank heist used compromised SWIFT software
The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform that is at the heart of the global financial system, said security researchers at British defense contractor BAE Systems.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 25, 2016
Ibaraki assemblyman held for rape of elementary school girl
A member of the municipal assembly in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, is arrested on suspicion of raping an elementary school girl after giving her an iPod.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2016
Hyogo police officer admits theft of ¥2 million while investigating suicide
The Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested a 49-year-old lieutenant on Thursday on suspicion of stealing ¥2 million at a residence where he investigated an apparent suicide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2016
Hyogo police lieutenant arrested, admits stealing ¥2 million during suicide probe at home
The Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested a 49-year-old lieutenant on Thursday on suspicion of stealing ¥2 million at a residence where he investigated an apparent suicide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2016
Yokohama prosecutors drop murder charge against American man
The Yokohama District Public Prosecutor's Office decides not to slap a murder charge on an American man already on trial for abandoning a woman's body in Kanagawa Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2016
Minors lured into SNS-assisted crimes set record in 2015
Japan saw a record number of minors fall prey to molestation, prostitution and other crimes via social networking services or online community spaces last year, and nearly all of the victims were female, police said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 13, 2016
A case for recording all interrogations
To eliminate the chance of wrongful convictions based on false confessions, interrogations for all crimes should be recorded in their entirety.
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
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
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.
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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