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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2016
Violence again convulses 2016 election campaign, testing Trump, Clinton
In the hours after a gunman shot 12 police officers in Dallas, killing five, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton abruptly canceled campaign events. Their Twitter accounts largely went quiet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2016
Dismembered human body parts found in Shizuoka lake
Dismembered human body parts were found Friday in and around a lake in Shizuoka Prefecture, prompting police to launch an investigation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2016
Two arrested over alleged Thai prostitution racket in Tokyo
A Thai woman and a Chinese female operator of a sex parlor in Tokyo have been arrested for allegedly arranging for another Thai woman overstaying in Japan to provide sexual services, police said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 29, 2016
Spike in police-linked killings feared as Duterte takes power in Manila
Two things catch the eye in the office of Joselito Esquivel, a police colonel enforcing a national crackdown on drugs in the Philippines' most crime-ridden district: a pair of boxing gloves in a display cabinet and an M4 assault rifle lying beside him.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2016
Drunken JAL pilot accused of assaulting co-worker and police officer
A Japan Airlines copilot has been arrested in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, after he allegedly assaulted a police officer during a night out.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2016
Texan put baby in fridge after leaving her in hot car
A Texas man charged with causing the death of his 6-month-old daughter by leaving her in a hot car put the baby in a refrigerator after finding her in desperate condition in the back of his vehicle, a document released on Wednesday said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 22, 2016
Ritsumeikan professor spearheads local Innocence Project to clear wrongfully convicted
A university professor is heading the Japanese version of a U.S.-led movement to exonerate people who have been wrongfully charged and imprisoned using DNA testing.
WORLD
Jun 21, 2016
No explosives found after man detained in Brussels bomb scare
Belgian police detained a man who was believed to be carrying explosives near a central Brussels shopping center early on Tuesday, prompting a meeting of the prime minister and the national crisis response center.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 21, 2016
Hong Kong leader presses Beijing on case of missing booksellers
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday he had asked China whether its handling of the booksellers case violated the "one country, two systems" formula under which the city returned to Chinese rule, the strongest response yet from the former British colony.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2016
Man thought abducted by North Korea found in Japan
A man missing since 1997 and thought possibly abducted by North Korea has been found within Japan, police have confirmed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 16, 2016
Record 12,000 people with dementia reported missing in Japan in 2015
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said about 4.62 million people had dementia in 2012 and it expects the figure to rise to 7 million by 2025.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2016
Baltimore cop testifies Freddie Gray sought help up during fatal ride, claims driver agreed he needed medical aid
A Baltimore police officer testified on Monday that black detainee Freddie Gray asked for help while being transported in a police van, where he suffered a broken neck.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2016
Talent agents arrested after model forced to act in porn videos
The young woman said she was raped repeatedly on camera for adult videos and threatened with financial penalties if she refused this 'contractual' obligation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2016
Former Osaka nightclub owner cleared over 'no dancing' violation
The adult entertainment business law bans men and women from dancing in pairs and in physical contact after midnight.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jun 5, 2016
Japan's police still unfettered by the law, or the truth
Repeat-offending Ibaraki police called to account for backsliding on the issue of hotel snooping.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jun 4, 2016
Legal reform may start rooting out gangsters
Lawmakers in the Diet approved reform to the country's criminal justice system last month, mandating the recording of police interrogations in certain circumstances, revamping the existing wiretap law and introducing a plea bargain system for the first time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 30, 2016
Japan shedding 1940s morality by relaxing rules on nightclubs
Late-night dancing is just a step away after the revision of a law that forced nightclubs to close by midnight.
JAPAN
May 25, 2016
Panel urges new regulatory oversight for 'JK' schoolgirl dating services
A police panel calls for tightened rules for dating services offered by teenage schoolgirls to shield such minors from harm.
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2016
Tokyo ramps up security ahead of Mie G-7 summit
As Japanese authorities prepare for the two-day summit of Group of Seven leaders in central Japan from Thursday, travelers and commuters have begun to see a heightened vigilance level in the capital with more uniformed officers on the streets and other security measures implemented.
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.
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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