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SX CRIMES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2018
The Google walkout is a new kind of worker activism
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Oct 22, 2018
Women live in fear as spycam epidemic takes hold in South Korea
South Korea is in the grip of a spycam epidemic, with covert footage of sex, nudity and urination posted online in what amounts to a "social death penalty" for thousands of women forced to live with a pornographic shadow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2018
New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court's Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats
Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh this weekend.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2018
After slew of complaints from sexually harassed women, India looks to tighten abuse laws
India is considering tightening sexual harassment laws, government officials said Thursday, after an avalanche of allegations of abuse lodged by women in recent weeks thrust the issue to the forefront of politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2018
Sex, drugs and ... slavery? Human trafficking hidden in U.K. hotels
Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll — nothing new for the hospitality industry but British hoteliers say loud music, used condoms and alcohol could hint at something darker: modern-day slavery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
Confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh all but sure after long, bitter fight
President Donald Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, looked headed for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday after two crucial senators said that sexual misconduct accusations against the judge would not prevent them from voting to confirm him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 5, 2018
With Kavanaugh probe firing up Republican base, Trump likely a winner whether judge confirmed or not
The ugly partisan brawl over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation remains undecided, but President Donald Trump appears likely to come out on top regardless of the outcome.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh does not belong on Supreme Court, retired Justice John Paul Stevens says
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said on Thursday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh does not belong on the high court because of "potential bias" he showed in his recent Senate confirmation hearing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2018
Peruvian ex-strongman Fujimori, 80, warns from hospital that return to prison will kill him
Peru's former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori on Thursday appealed to current President Martin Vizcarra and to judges not to return him to prison because his "heart would not cope."
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2018
Court finds man at center of Nobel-linked Swedish Academy rape scandal guilty
A Swedish court on Monday found a man at the center of a scandal that has rocked the academy that awards the Nobel literature prize guilty of rape and sentenced him to two years in jail.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2018
More than 20 million Americans glued to U.S. Supreme Court hearing telecasts
The high-stakes Senate hearing on the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh riveted American television viewers with roughly 20.4 million people tuning in on six broadcast and cable networks, according to Nielsen data released Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh's fiery denial during testimony gives Republicans cover to vote 'Yes'
Brett Kavanaugh's passionate denial of allegations of sexual misconduct may have convinced Republicans who want to vote "yes" to put him on the Supreme Court that they can overlook his accuser's credible and moving testimony.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2018
In #MeToo era, Ford lauded on left and right as honest and brave
Christine Blasey Ford began her testimony in front of a Senate committee by saying she was "terrified," and at times she looked it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 27, 2018
From chat room to courtroom: China's #MeToo movement takes legal turn with case involving TV star
When a former intern at China's state broadcaster wrote in July about being groped and forcibly kissed by one of the country's most recognizable television stars, her story ignited a social media firestorm in a country where a backlash against sexual harassment was growing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2018
The night a Chinese billionaire was accused of rape in Minnesota
With the Chinese billionaire Richard Liu at her Minneapolis area apartment, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota student sent a WeChat message to a friend in the middle of the night. She wrote that Liu had forced her to have sex with him.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2018
FBI probe of janitor's child porn led to closure of solar observatory in New Mexico
A mysterious 11-day closure of a New Mexico solar observatory stemmed from an FBI investigation of a janitor suspected of using the facility's wireless internet service to send and receive child pornography, federal court documents showed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 5, 2018
No L.A. sex charges for Kevin Spacey, Steven Seagal, Anthony Anderson
The Los Angeles District Attorney's office said Tuesday it would not prosecute actor Kevin Spacey on a 1992 sexual assault accusation because it fell outside the California statute of limitations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2018
Breaking social taboo, Tokyo cram school gives children chance to learn and talk about sex
On a recent Tuesday in August, a group of preschoolers and elementary school pupils in Tokyo listened carefully to their cram school teacher's explanation about what would normally be a taboo subject for kids this age — sex.
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.
Tokyo Game Show 2024 stacked with big returns and hyped announcements
Tokyo Game Show opens to the public on Sept. 28 full of cosplayers promoting a full slate of new and upcoming titles.
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.
People of all ages and sizes scale new heights amid climbing boom in Japan
A climbing wall at a kindergarten in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. The sport has been on the rise in Japan, mainly due to the popularity it gained from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and new climbing walls are popping all over the place.
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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