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SEX CRIMES

Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 22, 2020
First South Korean 'comfort women' novel released in English
Kim Soom's 'One Left' tells the story of one former captive who debates whether to go public with her story.
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
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Japan warns new 'comfort women' statue may hurt ties with South Korea
A recently erected statue of a man resembling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is depicted on his knees and bowing to a girl symbolizing South Korean "comfort women" could further hurt bilateral relations, Japan's top government spokesman said Tuesday.
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2020
Japan to consider mandatory GPS trackers for convicted sex offenders
The government will consider making convicted sex offenders wear GPS tracking devices in an effort to strengthen measures that prevent recidivism, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2020
U.S. prosecutors say Britain's Prince Andrew not cooperating in Epstein probe
U.S. prosecutors have accused Britain's Prince Andrew of failing to cooperate with multiple requests they made to interview him about his contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died last August in a New York City federal prison.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2020
Shiori Ito, journalist in Japan's #MeToo movement, sues cartoonist for defamation
Ito claims the cartoon defamed her by suggesting she filed a false rape accusation and is pretending to be a rape victim.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2020
Japan's LDP wants mandatory GPS monitoring of convicted sex offenders
The proposals also seek to improve support for the victims of sex crimes and measures to prevent reoffending.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2020
In a nod to #MeToo, China defines sexual harassment by law
Two years ago, Zhou Xiaoxuan publicly accused one of China's most recognizable people of groping and forcibly kissing her, setting off a firestorm in a country that did not specify sexual harassment as a legal offense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 1, 2020
The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance has lost its way
Criticism of an organization that presumed to represent former 'comfort women' is creating a much-needed opening for public scrutiny of its conduct.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2020
South Korea 'comfort women' group's ex-chief sorry for 'banking errors'
The former leader of an advocacy group for South Korean women who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II on Friday denied allegations of misusing funds meant for the victims but apologized for "banking errors."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2020
South Korea probes 'comfort women' support group for fraud, local newspaper says
South Korea’s top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into financial fraud allegations made against a support group for “comfort women” — a euphemism for those who were forced or coerced into Japan’s wartime brothel system under various circumstances, including abduction, deception and...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 27, 2020
Japanese tourist imprisoned in Australia over child porn possession
More than 1,000 videos that included footage of child abuse were found on the man's mobile phone, according to the Australian Border Force.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
May 9, 2020
Ex-'comfort woman' in South Korea criticizes weekly protests at Japanese Embassy
The criticism marks a rare moment of dissent among veterans of the rallies, which have been held 1,438 times since January 1992.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2020
Nearly all Vietnamese minors at Dutch asylum centers were trafficked out, official says
Almost all the Vietnamese children who arrived in Dutch asylum centers in recent years disappeared and were probably trafficked, the Dutch government adviser on human trafficking has said.

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