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VIOLENCE

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 13, 2017
Suu Kyi to skip U.N. session amid Myanmar's Rohingya crisis
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over ethnic violence that has forced about 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh, will not attend the upcoming U.N. General Assembly because of the crisis, her office said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 6, 2017
Suu Kyi says Myanmar is 'defending all the people in Rakhine' but is still silent on Rohingya who have fled
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday blamed "terrorists" for "a huge iceberg of misinformation" on the violence in Rakhine state but made no mention of the nearly 125,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled over the border to Bangladesh since Aug. 25.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2017
Teen arrested in Shizuoka after allegedly stabbing girlfriend in Tokyo
A male teenager was arrested Thursday for allegedly stabbing and seriously wounding his girlfriend the previous day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2017
Thousands of panic-stricken civilians flee fighting in Myanmar's northwest
Thousands of fearful Rohingya Muslim and Rakhine Buddhist civilians fled the worst fighting to grip Myanmar's northwest in five years, with 104 people killed and the United Nations and international aid groups forced to pull out some staff.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2017
Is violence the way to fight racism?
If fascism is the danger, a tactic that plainly failed in pre-war Europe is not the answer.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 18, 2017
Giants' Shun Yamaguchi suspended for rest of season for alleged violence at hospital
Yomiuri Giants right-hander Shun Yamaguchi was suspended for the remainder of the season on Friday after charges against the 30-year-old were referred to prosecutors over an incident last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 4, 2017
Japanese women more likely to keep domestic abuse secret than EU peers: survey
When Japanese women are physically or sexually abused by their partners, they tend to keep quiet and refrain from reporting the violence to the police.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2017
Russian TV reporter punched in face while broadcasting live from Moscow park
A man walked up to a journalist broadcasting live from a Moscow park on a popular Russian television channel and punched him in the face.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2017
Beijing police hunt suspect after stabbing spree and deadly hit-and-run
Beijing police are hunting for a man suspected of stabbing five people and then plowing into a group of nine others with a van, killing one and injuring eight, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 24, 2017
Japan's shelters provide little comfort to abused children
Japan's shelters for neglected children are known for their suffocating discipline, but no one has come up with a good way to reform them in the past 70 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 19, 2017
In Myanmar, religious tensions simmer after Muslim schools shuttered
Chit Tin, a 55-year-old Muslim man has prayed at the same madrassa in eastern Yangon his whole adult life, most of it spent under a junta that crushed opposition, ruined Myanmar's economy and turned it into an international pariah state.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2017
Explosion in Bogota shopping center kills three, wounds nine
Three women were killed and nine wounded after an explosive device detonated in a restroom in a busy upscale shopping center in Colombia's capital on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2017
U.K. election exposes Northern Ireland's deep divisions
Political leaders in Northern Ireland are casting Thursday's British election as a referendum on whether voters want to be part of the United Kingdom or neighboring Ireland.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 3, 2017
LGBTQ abuse victims suffering in silence
Ray Tanaka's high-pitched giggle is infectious. Yet the 51-year-old bears visible signs of less humorous times. Scars peaking through tightly cropped hair are telltale signs of severe beatings at the hands of a former partner who had transitioned to male.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2017
Texas governor draws criticism for joke about shooting journalists
Texas Governor Greg Abbott joked about shooting journalists while visiting a gun range on Friday to sign a bill lowering the cost of a handgun license, drawing criticism from gun-safety and free-press advocates who called his remarks "dangerous."
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2017
Some key players behind Manchester bombing arrested, police say
British police have arrested a "large part of the network" behind this week's Manchester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, the country's top counterterrorism officer said on Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 25, 2017
Ariana Grande cancels tour dates after Manchester attack
Ariana Grande has called off two London concerts and five in Europe after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at her performance in Manchester, England, the U.S. pop singer's representatives said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 23, 2017
Frantic parents hunt for missing kids after Manchester concert blast
Desperate parents and friends used social media to search for loved ones on Tuesday after a blast killed at least 19 people at a British concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande, with images of happy-looking teenagers posted next to pleas for help.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 3, 2017
Mexico captures drug kingpin Lopez, former protege of 'El Chapo'
Mexican security forces on Tuesday arrested accused drug kingpin Damaso Lopez, who was believed to be locked in a bloody struggle for control of the Sinaloa Cartel against the sons of its captured leader, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2017
Police warnings on stalking, domestic violence broke records in 2016
The police set new records for issuing stalking and domestic violence warnings last year as more people came forward.

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