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PRISONERS

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 15, 2021
Sion Sono brings his brand of dystopia to Hollywood in ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’
A director known for flouting convention, Sion Sono makes his Hollywood debut with “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” starring Nicolas Cage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 20, 2018
Release of detained Americans should not be precondition for Kim-Trump summit: Sweden
The release of three U.S. citizens held in North Korea should not be a condition for the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Sweden's foreign minister said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2018
Sudan frees political prisoners from Khartoum jails
Sudanese authorities said on Sunday they would release more than 80 political prisoners from jails in the capital Khartoum, a week after the African country appointed a new security chief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2017
Japan's prisons set to upgrade foreign-language translation system for inmates
Non-Japanese prison inmates nationwide will soon have greater access to translation services with the launch in November of a system that uses video phones and smart tablets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2016
$400 million paid to Iran used as 'leverage' for prisoners' release: U.S.
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it released $400 million in cash to Iran under a tribunal settlement only once it was assured that American prisoners had been freed and had boarded a plane.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2016
U.S. transfers two Guantanamo inmates to Serbia as Obama looks to shutter infamous prison
Two inmates from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay were transferred to Serbia on Monday as the Obama administration pressed ahead with its long-held goal of shutting the widely condemned facility at the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2016
Iran says Americans hoping to swap detainees for Washington Post reporter jailed for alleged spying
Unnamed Americans have contacted Iran for a deal to swap Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, convicted and jailed in Iran on spying charges, for other unspecified detainees, according to a senior Iranian official quoted on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2015
Christie says Obama doesn't back cops as president visits N.J. to pitch ex-con rehab
President Barack Obama announced new measures to smooth the integration of former criminals into society but his visit to New Jersey on Monday irked the state's governor, a struggling Republican presidential candidate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015
Kin press Congress to gain release of Americans held by Iran
Relatives of four Americans missing or detained in Iran told Congress on Tuesday of milestones missed — weddings, graduations, birth of grandchildren — and asked U.S. officials to push for their release in negotiations with Tehran on a nuclear deal.
WORLD
May 20, 2015
Moscow demands access to two Russian 'citizen' prisoners in Ukraine
Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday demanded the right to visit two citizens detained last week in eastern Ukraine who Kiev says are Russian soldiers guilty of carrying out "terrorist acts" on its territory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Apr 16, 2015
Some prisons in Japan becoming 'like nursing homes' amid surge in elderly offenders
Most prisons spend a lot of time and effort keeping inmates from escaping, but a greater challenge is convincing some convicts to leave.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 10, 2015
Ukrainian soldiers executed by pro-Russia rebels, Amnesty International alleges
Human rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday at least four Ukrainian soldiers had been shot dead in what it described as "execution-style" killings by pro-Russian separatist groups earlier this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2015
Cuba frees two more political prisoners, dissidents say
Cuba freed two more inmates, dissidents said on Thursday, as Havana began to release 53 people the United States considers political prisoners, as part of an agreement between the two nations aimed at ending decades of hostility.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 2, 2014
Ehime prison remodeled to address space shortage for female inmates
A prison in Ehime Prefecture will start housing women to help address a nationwide shortage of facilities for female convicts, a prison official said. When it opens in November it will be the first such facility in Shikoku.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2013
Yet another generation imprisoned in Russia
Disaster struck the New York home of a physics teacher and former Soviet dissident after his son, a Greenpeace activist, was jailed a month ago jailed in Murmansk, Russia.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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