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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2018
Number of Japan minors victimized in crimes via social media down slightly but remains high: National Police Agency
The number of minors who fell prey to sexual and other crimes through the use of social media in the first half of 2018 dropped from a year earlier but remained high, provisional data by the National Police Agency showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2018
Record 37,113 children suspected to have suffered abuse in Japan in first half of 2018
The figure marks an increase of 6,851 children age 17 or younger compared to the same period last year, according to the National Police Agency.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 26, 2018
Record number of minors in Japan fell victim to crimes via social media in 2017
The figure is believed to have been driven up as an increasing number of children are coerced into sending naked photos of themselves to people they met online, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 20, 2017
Record number of minors fell prey to social media crimes in 2016: NPA
The number of minors targeted for sex crimes over social media sets a record amid a lack of education and parental monitoring, a police report says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 2, 2016
Age of adulthood debate raises fraud fears
The move to revise the Civil Code to lower the age of adulthood to 18 from 20 is raising concerns that teenagers might fall victim to fraudsters.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2016
Minors lured into SNS-assisted crimes set record in 2015
Japan saw a record number of minors fall prey to molestation, prostitution and other crimes via social networking services or online community spaces last year, and nearly all of the victims were female, police said Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2016
Three Kyoto teens arrested for smoking cannabis
Three male teenagers in Kyoto have been arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis. One of them is a junior high school student.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2015
Questions raised over keeping teen suspects anonymous
The involvement of three teen-aged suspects in the death of a boy in Kawasaki is fueling debate about the anonymity granted to minors in cases of this kind.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2015
Police delete online images of ¥10 million fraud suspect after he turns out to be a minor
A suspect in a ¥10 million fraud case is only 18 years old, it was learned on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2014
220 mostly female minors warned against online solicitation
Warnings against online misconduct were issued to 220 minors under 18 in the first half of the year, the National Police Agency reported Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 29, 2014
Tougher Juvenile Law proves divisive
Proposed changes for youth offenders satisfy calls by victims for harsher punishment, but critics express doubt at a time when juvenile crime is waning.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2013
13 girls held for Akihabara 'JK osanpo' escort services
Tokyo police have taken 13 teenaged girls into custody for offering "JK osanpo" escort services to men in exchange for money, the first such crackdown on the practice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2013
Teens held in mugging needed cash for AKB48 garb
Four teenage boys were arrested earlier this month for allegedly robbing and injuring a man on a Tokyo street because they needed cash to buy custom-made outfits to sport in a handshaking event involving the pop idol group AKB48, police said Monday.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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