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SAGAMIHARA STABBINGS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 26, 2021
Five years after the 'Sagamihara stabbings,' what have we learned?
Thoughts on 'extreme bullying' as we mark the fifth anniversary of the Sagamihara stabbings. The conversation needs to continue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2020
Victims of Sagamihara care home attack mourned
Mourners Sunday visited the scene of an attack on a care home for people with mental disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, four years ago, to honor the victims.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 13, 2020
Coming to terms with what's behind the Sagamihara killings
To help prevent a recurrence of abhorrent crimes against the disabled, society as a whole needs to come to grips with the widespread prejudice and discrimination against such people, and take steps to amend the situation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 8, 2020
Trial of Sagamihara massacre suspect spurs debate on what society may think about people with disabilities
The trial of Satoshi Uematsu, who is accused of killing 19 people with disabilities at a care facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 2016, began on Jan. 8 and is expected to end in March. Uematsu admits to the murders. His defense team is trying to convince the judges, who include lay judges,...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2019
Alleged Sagamihara killer won't claim lack of criminal responsibility in forthcoming trial
Satoshi Uematsu, accused of the 2016 massacre at a care home for people with mental disabilities in Kanagawa Prefecture, has said he will not claim that he is too mentally incompetent to take responsibility for the attack in his upcoming trial.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2018
Suspect in Sagamihara massacre planned second attack on same day
Satoshi Uematsu, awaiting trial for the 2016 massacre on a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, has told Jiji Press that he planned to attack another such facility in the same prefecture on the same day.

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