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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 11, 2015
Heavily armed 'Oath Keepers' inject new unease in riot-hit Ferguson
Four civilians carrying automatic rifles and sidearms patrolled a riot-torn street in Ferguson, Missouri, early Tuesday, saying they were there to protect a media organization but drawing swift criticism from police and protesters alike.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2015
Ferguson in state of emergency after gunfire mars protests; hospitalized shooter charged
Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday in an effort to quell a repeat of the violence that erupted during demonstrations overnight to mark the police shooting of an unarmed black man one year ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 10, 2015
Texas killing of black teen by rookie cop raises questions
Texas police on Sunday were trying to figure out what prompted a black teenager to drive his car into a car dealership, and why a white police officer still in training fatally shot the unarmed 19-year-old four times.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2015
Lower House OKs recording of suspect questioning
Landmark development in Japan's criminal justice system also includes introduction of a plea bargain system and expanding the use of the wiretap law.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2015
Najib's critics unbowed after anti-graft agency calls $700 million 'donation'
Malaysian opposition parties and activists kept up pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday, undeterred by an anti-corruption agency statement apparently clearing him of receiving nearly $700 million from the debt-laden state fund 1MDB.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 4, 2015
Italy nabs 11 in hunt for Sicilian Mafia don of dons on run since '93
Police in Sicily arrested 11 suspected mobsters they believe were helping Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro evade capture and spread his orders to the rest of the criminal organization.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2015
India orders clampdown on Internet porn, sparks censorship debate
India has blocked hundreds of adult websites to prevent pornography becoming a social nuisance, a government official said Monday, sparking a debate about censorship and freedom in the world's largest democracy.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Aug 1, 2015
Crime report suggests the yakuza are evolving
It appears the National Police Agency is serious about cracking down on organized crime.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2015
Malaysian leader Najib sacks deputy as fallout from financial scandal grows
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak removed his deputy in a Cabinet reshuffle, potentially widening their public rift over financial scandals linked to the state investment company.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2015
Najib urges patience on graft probe, warns against discord
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called for patience on investigations into the state investment company, warning infighting in the ruling party would risk sowing voter discord.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2015
Gunmen storm police station in Indian Punjab; six killed
Heavily armed men dressed in military fatigues stormed a police station Monday in India's northern frontier state of Punjab close to the border with Pakistan, killing six people and wounding several others.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2015
Amid crackdown, China attempts to dispel foreign NGOs' concerns
China's Minister of Public Security has assured foreign nongovernment organizations operating in the country that China supports their activities amid fears that a controversial new law governing NGOs could hamper the development of civil society.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 25, 2015
Gunman in Louisiana theater rampage had history of mental illness
A 59-year-old man once hospitalized for psychiatric care was identified by authorities on Friday as the gunman who fatally shot two people in a rampage at a central Louisiana movie theater before killing himself as police closed in.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2015
China to deport 11 foreign tourists after some watched Genghis Khan video
China will deport nine foreign tourists whom it detained last weekend, apparently after some of them said they watched a documentary on Genghis Khan in their hotel room, a spokesman for two of the tourists said Saturday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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