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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 1, 2014
Recaptured Niigata escapee suspected in multiple rapes, murders
A Niigata man is facing multiple rape and murder charges after being arrested in connection with a woman who disappeared in Shibata in November.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2014
UNICEF officer fights for children in S. Sudan
Masumi Yamashina, 36, became a UNICEF officer in South Sudan with the hope of supporting the nation-building efforts of the world's youngest country, but an unexpectedly harsh reality awaited her there.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2014
Activists seek end to sexual violence
A citizens' group campaigning to end sexual violence will present draft legislation containing comprehensive countermeasures at a Tokyo symposium on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2014
World largely turns a blind eye to male rape
The number of male victims of rape in some conflict situations is staggering. And when they return to their communities, men are particularly reluctant to declare that they were subjected to sexual violence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 10, 2014
Olympic judo champ's five-year rape term finalized
The five-year sentence for two-time Olympic judo champion Masato Uchishiba for raping a woman in 2011 has been finalized by the Supreme Court.
EDITORIALS
Feb 22, 2014
Grim global stats on sexual assault
In the first-ever global picture of sexual assault, a respected British medical journal reports that, worldwide, 7.2 percent of women at least 15 years old have suffered sexual violence from a stranger.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2013
High court upholds five-year rape sentence for Olympic judo champion
The Tokyo High Court upheld on Wednesday a lower court decision sentencing two-time Olympic judo champion Masato Uchishiba to a five-year prison term for raping a female member of a university judo team in 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2013
U.S. sailor's rape victim wins case
A woman raped by an American serviceman near the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 2002 wins a landmark judgment against her attacker.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2013
The 'why' of violence against women
Cultural attitudes regarding rape must change if we are to create a safer future for the next generation of women and girls.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 30, 2013
India's plan for 'women-only' spaces welcomed, criticized
In the months since a gruesome gang rape riveted India, a "women-only" culture has been on the rise, with Indians increasingly seeking out women-only buses, cabs, travel groups and hotel floors.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2013
Getting to the bottom of Africa's rape problem
Why is rape so much more prevalent in Africa than anywhere else in the world
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 24, 2013
Callers flood New Delhi's hotline for women
The phones ring without a break.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2013
Rape and gender discrimination related in India
It is hard to equate India's rapid technological development with practices such as female feticide, the earliest manifestation of violence against women.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2013
India's data of gender discrimination
Has significant change occurred in India since December's fatal gang rape of a New Delhi woman triggered a public outcry for greater protection of women?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2013
Jurors stress 'fairness' of sentences for rapists
After helping deliver prison sentences Friday to two U.S. servicemen guilty of rape, lay judges in a high-profile trial in Okinawa said they suppressed personal emotions to keep their judgment unclouded by anger toward the U.S. military bases in the prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2013
U.S. sailors get nine, 10 years for rape
Two U.S. sailors were given prison terms of nine and 10 years on Friday for raping and injuring a Japanese woman in her 20s in Okinawa in October.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2013
Judo champ jailed for raping student
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Masato Uchishiba is sentenced to five years in prison for raping a female member of a university judo club in 2011 in Tokyo.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2013
India rape panel calls for drastic reforms
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2013
Woman's tragedy speaks to Indian aspirations
It's common these days for people to compare India with China and conclude that maybe democracy isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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).
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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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