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SX CRIMES

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2019
Psychologist approved Jeffrey's Epstein's removal from suicide watch but gave no reason
A psychologist at the federal detention center in New York City where financier Jeffrey Epstein was jailed on sex-trafficking charges had approved his removal from suicide watch before he killed himself, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2019
Ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell loses appeal against sex abuse convictions in Australia
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell lost an appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys and will remain in prison for at least another three years, an Australian court ruled Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 17, 2019
Outrage over Aichi Triennale exhibition ignites debate over freedom of expression in art
Three days after it opened on Aug. 1, a section of the Aichi Triennale 2019 arts festival, which is taking place in and around the city of Nagoya, was closed due to controversy over one of its exhibits and an anonymous threat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2019
Homicide retrial to resume of Salvadoran rape victim who delivered stillborn son
The retrial of a Salvadoran woman convicted of aggravated homicide after having a stillbirth was scheduled to resume on Thursday, offering a possibility to overturn her 30-year sentence in a country that bans abortion in all circumstances.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2019
'Very unusual suicide': Jeffrey Epstein autopsy reportedly shows neck broken in several places
An autopsy of the financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, found his neck had been broken in several places, the Washington Post reported late on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2019
Statue of 'comfort women' pulled from Japanese exhibition finds new home in Spain
A Spanish businessman has bought a statue symbolizing women who worked in Japanese military brothels that was removed from an exhibition in Japan after organizers received threats over the piece.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2019
Mexico pushes U.S. to designate El Paso shooting massacre an act of terrorism
Mexico's government on Wednesday doubled down on its assertion that the Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, was an act of terrorism against Mexicans and urged the United States to ensure the incident was designated as such.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2019
Dozens of child sex abuse victims sue Catholic Church, others in New York after change in law
Dozens of people in New York state who were victims of sexual abuse as children sued the Roman Catholic Church in New York on Wednesday, the first day a new law temporarily enabled them to file lawsuits over decades-old crimes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2019
Lawyers say Jeffrey Epstein's victims will sue financier's estate this week
Lawyers for several women who say they were sexually abused by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein plan to file lawsuits this week against his estate following his apparent suicide in a New York jail cell.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2019
Trump retweets unsubstantiated conspiracy theory of Clinton link to Jeffrey Epstein's jail-house death
President Donald Trump retweeted an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that former President Bill Clinton was in some way responsible for the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, hours after reports of the financier's jail-house suicide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2019
Serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's Florida plea deal to be probed by state
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an investigation into the controversial handling of Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 guilty plea for soliciting prostitution from minors and the unusually lenient terms of his imprisonment in Palm Beach County.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2019
Hangings carried out for two Japanese death row inmates convicted of multiple rape-murders
The hangings of rapists and murderers Koichi Shoji and Yasunori Suzuki were Japan's first executions of 2019.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2019
India's top court moves politician's rape trial over intimidation fears
India's Supreme Court on Thursday moved the rape trial of a powerful regional politician to the capital, New Delhi, to allay fears he could influence the outcome, a further embarrassment for the Hindu nationalist ruling party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2019
Financier Jeffrey Epstein to remain jailed until sex trafficking trial
American financier Jeffrey Epstein will remain behind bars while he awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking dozens of underage girls, a U.S. judge ruled on Thursday.
WORLD / Society
Jul 18, 2019
After #MeToo, U.S. women seen reporting less workplace harassment
From leering and unwanted touching to being asked for sexual favors, U.S. women say they suffer less sexual harassment in the workplace since #MeToo brought the issue to the fore, but sexism has increased, researchers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2019
Japan may take South Korea wartime labor dispute to ICJ, NHK reports
The case cannot go to trial, however, without agreement from South Korea, Kyodo News reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein's mystery foreign passport stamps contradict his bail defense
A foreign passport found in Jeffrey Epstein's Upper East Side mansion has entry stamps for France, Spain, the U.K. and Saudi Arabia in the 1980s, prosecutors said in a court filing to counter a defense argument that there is no evidence he ever used it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 18, 2019
Massachusetts drops Kevin Spacey sex assault case after alleged victim refuses to testify
Massachusetts prosecutors on Wednesday dropped a criminal case accusing former "House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man at a Nantucket bar in 2016 after the alleged victim refused to testify.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.
Russia has a secret war drones project in China, intel sources say
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility of the the Special Technology Center in St. Petersburg on Sept. 19.
As Onosato dominates the spotlight, former sumo stars exit the stage
Takakeisho during a one-day tournament at Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020
Japan MSDF warship sails through Taiwan Strait for first time
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami arrives in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean during a scheduled port visit in July. The Sazanami became the first Japanese warship to sail through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday.
Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine striking Russia
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Security Council on the subject of nuclear deterrence in Moscow on Wednesday.
A first look inside the new Nintendo Museum
The Nintendo Museum opens to the public on Oct. 2, but unlike the company's all-ages games, the new attraction may be geared more toward older rather than younger gamers.
Japan MSDF warship sails through Taiwan Strait for first time
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami arrives in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean during a scheduled port visit in July. The Sazanami became the first Japanese warship to sail through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday.
Weather makes for an unpredictable artist at Nagano art festival
“A Whisper in the Eye of the Storm,” by Canadian artists Caitlind R. C. Brown and Wayne Garrett is an outdoor installation of around 14,000 recycled lenses of varied prescriptions.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.

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