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WORLD / Society
Dec 9, 2015
Pig's head thrown at Philadelphia mosque; mayor decries bigotry
U.S authorities are investigating an incident in which a pig's head was thrown at a mosque in Philadelphia early on Monday morning, as worries grow over a rise in Islamophobia after a Muslim couple killed 14 people at a holiday party in California.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2015
Chicago police use of force faces Justice Department scrutiny
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will investigate Chicago's police department following protests over the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager, on the same day local prosecutors said they would not seek charges in another police shooting case.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2015
Austria police nab Swedish girl, 17, who said she was Syria-bound to join Islamist militants
Austrian police have detained a 17-year-old Swedish girl who said she was on her way to Syria and is suspected of planning to join Islamist militants there, a Vienna police spokesman said on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 6, 2015
Beware Japan's old problems posing in new packaging
When government announcements describe 'new' problems and propose solutions, they should be taken with a side-order of salt.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2015
Malaysia arrests five over suspected Islamic State, al-Qaida ties
Malaysia's police said Saturday that it had arrested five people, including a European employed as a teacher, on suspicion of links with militant groups like the Islamic State group and al-Qaida.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2015
Seattle man arrested for trying to snort cocaine during traffic stop
A 73-year-old man who had been pulled over for driving without his headlights was arrested by a Seattle police officer after he tried to snort cocaine in front of the stunned patrolman, authorities said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2015
Jury gets glimpse of van linked to prisoner Freddie Gray's fatal injury in Baltimore cop's trial
Jurors in the trial of a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a black man examined on Thursday the police van in which he suffered his fatal spinal injury.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 2, 2015
Man served with third arrest warrant over murders of two Osaka youths
Police in Osaka have served a third arrest warrant on a man suspected of killing two youths in August, this one for allegedly murdering the 12-year-old boy, Ryoto Hoshino.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 2, 2015
Chicago mayor ousts top cop over white officer's videotaped killing of black teen
Chicago's police chief was ousted on Tuesday following days of unrest over video footage showing the shooting of a black teenager and the filing of murder charges against a white police officer in the young man's death.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2015
Laser beams apparently aimed at U.S. military aircraft in Okinawa near Futenma
Laser-like rays were beamed at U.S. military aircraft flying near the Futenma base in Okinawa five times since July 2014, an official with the U.S. Marine Corps said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2015
Suspect in Colorado clinic shooting had past brushes with the law
The 57-year-old man with a bushy white beard who is suspected of killing three people in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado has a history of brushes with the law, including a "peeping Tom" complaint in his home state of South Carolina.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2015
Japan Coast Guard member found dead after apparent murder of 9-year-old daughter
A 43-year-old Japan Coast Guard member has been found dead in what is believed to be a suicide after apparently killing his 9-year-old daughter Friday in Aichi Prefecture, police said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2015
Hostages safe after apparent robbery-linked standoff in north France; no link with Paris attack seen
A hostage situation in the northern French town of Roubaix was apparently not linked to the Paris attacks earlier this month and has ended with the hostages now safe, officials said on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 25, 2015
Hungary nabs four heading to capital with explosives, finds bomb lab; jihadi links not ruled out
Hungarian anti-terrorist police last week detained four people heading to the capital with explosives in their car, and found a bomb-making laboratory set up for a mass killing, the unit's chief said on Tuesday, declining to rule out a link to Islamist militants.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2015
Blunders rock Lithuanian police after distribution of AK-47s
It seemed a good idea at the time — arm Lithuania's police with AK-47s routinely as extra security against any militant plots following the Paris attacks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 19, 2015
Panasonic unveils wearable camera for police officers in U.S.
Panasonic Corp. has unveiled a compact body camera for police officers ahead of the launch of the product in December in the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2015
Anti-nuclear firebrand's case heads to Canadian court over death threats against Fukushima environmental scientists
An activist who alleges a global cover-up over the extent of pollution from the Fukushima No. 1 disaster is due in court in Victoria, Canada, on Wednesday over threats he allegedly made against the lives of two environmental scientists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2015
Court accepts DVD of witness interrogation as evidence of crime
A court sentenced a senior member of an organized crime syndicate to nine years in prison in March after accepting as evidence a DVD recording of a prosecutor's interrogation of a witness in the drug-smuggling case, sources close to the matter revealed Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2015
U.S. cops and their unions are out of control
Every police department in America should be disbanded and replaced with civilian-run organizations designed to protect citizens instead of abuse them.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2015
Arrest of student for drug possession shines light on narcotics use among the young
A high school student held on suspicion of drug possession leads an expert to call for better anti-drug education in schools.

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