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US GUNS

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 22, 2018
Los Angeles shooting and hostage standoff leaves one dead
AP
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2018
Review police box system in light of Toyama attack
Staffing practices at police boxes nationwide need a thorough evaluation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2018
Accused Texas high school gunman described as bullied loner in a trench coat
The teen accused of killing 10 people in a mass shooting at his Texas high school on Friday was described by fellow students as a quiet loner who played football but kept to himself and was reportedly the victim of some bullying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2018
Trump back in step with NRA after doubts over Parkland shooting
President Donald Trump enthusiastically embraced the National Rifle Association on Friday, vowing not to tighten U.S. firearms laws, despite suggesting just weeks ago after a Florida school shooting that he would take on the powerful gun-rights group.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2018
Toronto van suspect a withdrawn figure with special needs, classmates say
The suspect in a Toronto van attack that killed 10 people and injured 15 others on Monday attended a high school program for students with special needs, where he would often walk the halls with his head down and hands tightly clasped, according to former classmates.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2018
Waffle House shooting suspect arrested by Nashville police
Nashville police on Monday arrested the suspect in the weekend killing of four people at a Waffle House restaurant, ending a manhunt that began when the gunman ran naked from the scene into nearby woods, authorities said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2018
Never Again movement need a clear demand
Enthusiasm is necessary to launch a movement. Careful strategizing is required to sustain and grow it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2018
Russian historian who focused on Stalin's crimes cleared of child pornography charges
A Russian historian whose exposure of Soviet leader Josef Stalin's crimes angered state officials was cleared of child pornography charges Thursday after a long campaign by human rights activists to free him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2018
'Vote them out!': Thousands register to vote at U.S. gun-control marches
Voter registration activists fanned out among young Americans who marched for tighter gun laws Saturday, signing up thousands of first-time voters who vowed to eject lawmakers who oppose gun controls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2018
Trump seen caving to NRA, relegates gun purchase age to states and courts
President Donald Trump said on Monday he put off action on raising the minimum age for gun purchases, one of several measures he had backed after the latest U.S. school shooting but skirted after heavy opposition from gun rights groups.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 11, 2018
A shooting at my school, Florida's Douglas High, viewed from afar in Japan but still so close
The rest of the world cannot understand America's problem with guns. This hit home for me when yet another school shooting occurred at my alma mater in Parkland, Florida.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2018
Gun laws may finally change, thanks to kids
If even a child sees the need to speak out, we all should be listening; they of course have the greatest stake in America's future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2018
Reeling from Trump's free-flowing gun meeting, Republicans mull next steps
Republican senators in the U.S. Congress signaled on Thursday that they were hesitant to embrace a call from President Donald Trump for sweeping changes to gun laws, including measures more typically backed by Democrats.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2018
GOP-led Congress to focus on gun-buyer background checks after Florida school massacre
Republican leaders of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they were focused on improving background checks for potential gun buyers, less than two weeks after 17 people were killed at a Florida high school by a teen with an AR-15 assault-style rifle.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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