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SEX CRIMES 3

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2020
Rape is only a symptom of India's many problems
Repeated incidents of gang rape in India reflect widespread gender and caste discrimination. Today, rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 10, 2020
Courts struggling to define what constitutes defamation in social media
Journalist Shiori Ito files rare libel lawsuit over use of the 'like' button on Twitter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2020
Seagram liquor heiress gets 81 months for role in Nxivm sex cult
Clare Bronfman, an heiress to the Seagram Co. liquor fortune, was sentenced this week to 81 months in prison and $6.5 million in penalties for her role in luring female victims for the Nxivm sex cult founded by Keith Raniere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2020
Woman dies in New Delhi after gang rape, fueling outrage again in India
Of the tens of thousands of rape cases reported in India annually, only a handful result in prosecutions, National Crime Records Bureau figures show.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2020
The 1995 Okinawa rape that shook U.S.-Japan ties
Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 4, 1995, a 12-year-old girl was abducted, beaten and raped in the village of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two marines and a naval medic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2020
Epstein's advice to Maxwell: Don’t act like ‘an escaping convict’
Unsealed documents show the pair were communicating as late as 2015, despite claims the British socialite had 'no contact” with the disgraced financier in a decade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2020
Mystery of Ghislaine Maxwell’s wealth hangs over sex-abuse case
Evidence of great wealth on Maxwell's part could bolster prosecutors' depiction of her as fully complicit in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 14, 2020
Fight against sexual abuse in Japan gains strength
The nation's authorities have lagged far behind those of other countries when it comes to sex education and prosecution for crimes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2020
Seoul mayor’s death exposes split in South Korean ruling party over #MeToo
An old guard wanting to honor one of their own faces a younger generation looking to steer clear of someone suspected of sexual harassment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jul 4, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell’s case will unearth secrets Jeffrey Epstein took to his grave
The death of Jeffrey Epstein in a New York prison cell last summer robbed his accusers of a chance for justice and shut down the tantalizing possibility that the secrets of a sordid life spent among the rich and powerful might be revealed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 10, 2020
'Comfort women': Time’s up for activist leadership
An era of activists speaking on behalf of the women has come to a natural end.
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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