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SEX CRIMES 3

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2023
Former Dodger Trevor Bauer inks lucrative one-year deal with BayStars
The 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner has not played since he was placed on administrative leave in June 2021 — then eventually suspended — over allegations of sexual assault.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2023
The ex-SDF member who declared war on sexual abuse
Rina Gonoi's story has inspired dozens more people to report sexual and other abuse in Japan's armed forces.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 24, 2023
Japan's rare intimacy coordinators in demand after abuse scandals
In the wake of sexual abuse scandals in Japan's entertainment industry, some directors are reaching out for guidance from intimacy coordinator Momoko Nishiyama.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2023
Japan weighs finally lifting age of consent from 13
The move to raise the age of consent to 16 is part of a package of reforms that would also clarify rape prosecution requirements and criminalize voyeurism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2023
Japanese government panel calls for raising age of consent to 16
A government panel proposed Friday that the age of consent for sexual intercourse be raised from 13 to 16.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2023
Osaka city assembly vice speaker arrested on molestation charges
Kentaro Inoue, 54, is suspected of touching the bodies of four girls age 10 to 11 at a sleepover hosted by Inoue in September 2020.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 22, 2023
Coach at center of French skating sex abuse scandal dies
After three skaters accused Gilles Beyer of later assaults, he was placed under investigation for 'sexual assault by a person in authority and sexual harassment by a person in authority.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
Abandoned children of U.N. peacekeepers in Congo face stigma
In Congo, dozens of abandoned offspring of United Nations peacekeepers, deployed in the troubled region for over 20 years, often face stigma in their communities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023
Tokyo police begin anti-groping campaign ahead of school entrance exams
Tweets that have circulated in the past few years have stated that the annual two-day unified university entrance exam represents “opportune days for groping.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2022
Many male sex crime victims still hesitate to report abuse in Japan
In order to address the situation, local governments are stepping up their support for male victims by providing consultation services.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 23, 2022
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has suspension reduced and is eligible for 2023 season
The Dodgers have until Jan. 6 to decide whether to reinstate Bauer to their 40-man roster.
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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