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SATOSHI UEMATSU

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 30, 2016
Crimes that imperil Japan's safe image
On July 22, The Japan Times ran an article with the headline, "Crime set to hit postwar low this year, first-half data shows." In it, the National Police Agency reported that the number of criminal offenses is on track to fall below 1 million for the first time since World War II ended, down from the...
EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2016
Senseless carnage at a care home
Hard questions need to be asked about why the warning signs given by the Sagamihara mass killer didn't trigger more alarms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2016
Kanagawa attacker's motive: seeking spotlight or rage killings?
Following the murder of 19 people at a care facility by a former staff member, experts are trying to determine the motivation behind the attack.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2016
Sagamihara killings reveal shortcomings in law to control knives
Tuesday's stabbing rampage in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, has highlighted the difficulty of reigning in crimes involving knives, despite a recent revision to the Firearm and Sword Control Law.

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