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SEX CRIMES

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2019
Chief of 'Evangelion' anime studio Gainax arrested for alleged molestation and topless photos
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested the president of anime studio Gainax Co. on Thursday for allegedly coercing a teenage woman into posing for nude images and touching her, on the pretext that he was training her for photo shoots as an entertainer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2019
Niigata man gets life for driving car into girl, 7, then molesting and strangling her
The Niigata District Court on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old man to life in prison for the sexual assault and murder of a 7-year-old schoolgirl last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2019
Japanese students and professors push for end to sexual harassment of job-seekers
A group of university students and professors on Monday called for drastic steps by the government, companies and universities to stamp out sexual harassment of job-hunting students, a problem they say lurks in the shadows because victims fear to speak out.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2019
Catholic priest in Nagasaki accused of sexual harassment
A woman in Nagasaki Prefecture has lodged a complaint with the police saying she was sexually harassed by a Catholic priest, it was learned Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 16, 2019
Sex crimes in Japan still significantly underreported, Justice Ministry survey finds
Sex crimes continue to be significantly underreported in Japan, as many of the victims did not consider their ordeal serious enough to report or did not know how to deal with it, a government survey found Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019
Trump accuser Summer Zervos says phone records bolster her assault claim
A former reality-TV star who claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her at a private dinner meeting more than a decade ago said newly unsealed phone records disclosed as part of her defamation lawsuit against the president corroborate elements of her story.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2019
Japanese man arrested in Australia for alleged child porn possession
A 30-year-old Japanese tourist has been arrested and charged with attempting to import child porn material into Australia, border officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 1, 2019
In detailed testimony, Gambian women allege sex abuse at hands of former president Jammeh
Speaking calmly through tears in a hearing streamed live on YouTube, former beauty queen Fatou Jallow told how former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh locked her in a room and raped her.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2019
Display of 'comfort women' artwork canceled in Japan
The city government of Ise, Mie Prefecture, has decided against displaying a piece of artwork that features an image of a statue of a girl symbolizing "comfort women" at an ongoing exhibition, it was learned Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2019
Japan film festival scraps screening of 'comfort women' movie
A film festival that began over the weekend in Kawasaki has decided not to show a documentary focused on debates over the issue of "comfort women."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2019
Statue dedicated to Korean 'comfort women' installed near Washington
An unveiling ceremony was held Sunday near Washington for a statue of a girl dedicated to Korean women who worked in Japanese wartime military brothels, referred to as the "comfort women," making it the fifth of its kind in the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2019
Nepalese convicted years later in gang rape, but victim still lacks compensation
A Nepalese woman who was gang-raped as a child finally has seen her attackers convicted after a yearslong legal battle that took her to the country's highest court, but said she was still waiting for compensation for her ordeal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 18, 2019
As rapes rise in Myanmar, augmented reality could help smash sex taboos
Technology could help Myanmar fight a rise in rape cases, says an award-winning entrepreneur who is using augmented reality to bring sex education to the socially conservative country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 18, 2019
African refugee women report surge in sexual attacks in Egypt
The 17-year-old South Sudanese refugee finally managed to escape after three months as a prisoner in a Cairo apartment where she was repeatedly gang raped, only to realize that she had become pregnant by one of her attackers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2019
Dark web child porn bust leads to 338 arrests worldwide
Law enforcement officials said on Wednesday they had arrested hundreds of people worldwide after knocking out a South Korea-based dark web child pornography site that sold videos for digital cash.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2019
New Zealand bishop resigns after woman accuses him of unacceptable sexual behavior
A Catholic bishop in New Zealand has resigned after a church body investigated a young woman's sexual complaint against him, a top church official has said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2019
Woman charged with vandalism over racist comments daubed on California 'comfort women' statue
A 65-year-old woman was charged Tuesday with vandalizing a memorial site in California dedicated to "comfort women," the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2019
Korean nationalism and the 'comfort women' issue
South Korean nationalism has co-opted the comfort women issue.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2019
California police investigating after 'comfort woman' statue vandalized for second time this summer
A controversial statue in Southern California depicting a hanbok-wearing Korean girl who symbolizes "comfort women" has been defaced for the second time this summer, according to police.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2019
Niigata principal and another man arrested for allegedly paying for sex with teenage boy
Two men including a 58-year-old principal of an elementary school have been arrested for allegedly paying for sex with a high school boy in March, police said Wednesday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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