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Survey finds that 50% of home care providers experienced harassment in 2018
Around 50 percent of home care providers reported in a recent government survey that they had experienced some form of harassment by those being cared for, Kyodo News learned Sunday. In the first extensive survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on ...
Indonesian orangutan mother blinded after being shot with at least 74 air gun pellets
An orangutan mother has been blinded after being shot with at least 74 air gun pellets on Indonesia's Sumatra island, where threats to the endangered species have increased as the palm oil and paper industries shrink its jungle habitat. An X-ray showed at least 74 ...
Record 1,380 child abuse cases investigated by Japanese police in 2018, up 21% from year earlier
Of the total, 1,095 cases involved physical abuse, followed by 226 cases of sexual abuse, according to the report by the National Police Agency.
The most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced Wednesday to 6 years in prison for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral in a crime that an Australian judge said showed "staggering arrogance." Victoria state County Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd ordered ...
'Simpsons' creators drop classic episode featuring Michael Jackson
The creators of "The Simpsons" have shelved one of the animated series' classic episodes because it features Michael Jackson's voice, the show's executive producer told The Wall Street Journal Friday. Simpsons producers made the unanimous decision after viewing the bombshell documentary "Leaving Neverland," which revives ...
The conviction of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin for failing to report a known pedophile priest to police deepens the crisis confronting an already discredited Catholic Church hierarchy. The verdict handed down by magistrates Thursday shows the church's once-untouchable "princes" increasingly are judged accountable for ...
Safety of 2,936 children flagged in June still unknown as of November, welfare ministry says
The number of children who had not been confirmed safe as of the end of November totaled 2,936, the welfare ministry said in a report Thursday. Some 15,270 children who haven't received early medical checkups or enrolled in childcare facilities or schools were identified as ...
Bhutanese exchange students face extortion, threats and hard times in Japan, families say
Many participants say the program is a scam and they are being forced to repay loans by working illegally long hours.
Pope vows to end sex abuse cover-ups but lack of bishop accountability pledge disappoints victims
Pope Francis closed out his extraordinary summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing Sunday to confront abusers with "the wrath of God" felt by the faithful, end the cover-ups by their superiors and prioritize the victims of this "brazen, aggressive and destructive evil." But ...
Women take Catholic bishops to task for silence on 'atrocities' at Vatican sexual abuse summit
A prominent Nigerian nun blasted the culture of silence that has long kept clergy sexual abuse hidden in the Catholic Church, telling Catholic leaders Saturday that they must transparently admit their mistakes to restore trust among the faithful. A Mexican journalist followed up, telling the ...
Conservative Catholic cardinals blame 'homosexual agenda' for abuse crisis
Two cardinals criticized on Wednesday Pope Francis's approach to the clerical pedophilia crisis, saying "abuse of power" was not to blame but homosexuality. "We turn to you with deep distress! The Catholic world is adrift," U.S. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke and German Cardinal Walter Brandmueller ...
U.N. rights panel calls on Japan to address high levels of violence against children
A U.N. panel expressed concern Thursday about "the high level of violence, sexual abuse and exploitation of children" in Japan, in the wake of the death of a 10-year-old girl in Chiba Prefecture due to alleged mistreatment. The Committee on the Rights of the Child ...
