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National / Crime & Legal Sep 20, 2021

Woman arrested for allegedly leaving body of newborn in Tokyo toilet bowl

The boy's body, 27-centimeters long and weighing 635 grams, still had the umbilical cord attached when a repairman found him Sunday.

Chinese couple in Japan arrested for abandoning baby's body in fridge

National / Crime & Legal Nov 28, 2020

Chinese couple in Japan arrested for abandoning baby's body in fridge

A 27-year-old woman and her common-law husband were arrested Friday on suspicion of abandoning the body of a baby in a refrigerator at their home near Tokyo, police said. Chinese nationals Ayiguli Alimu, believed to be the baby's mother, and Yiliyaer Wahapu, 24, were arrested ...

Mother arrested after keeping stillborn baby's body in Tokyo coin locker for years

National Sep 25, 2018

Mother arrested after keeping stillborn baby's body in Tokyo coin locker for years

Police found the decaying body of an infant wrapped in a plastic bag in a baggage locker near Uguisudani Station in the capital’s Taito Ward.

U.N. debut for New Zealand's 'First Baby' includes diaper change, peace summit

Asia Pacific / Politics Sep 25, 2018

U.N. debut for New Zealand's 'First Baby' includes diaper change, peace summit

With a mock security pass that lists her as the "First Baby" of New Zealand, 3-month-old Neve Te Aroha made her United Nations debut on Monday when her mother — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern — spoke at a peace summit in the General Assembly. Her ...

National / Crime & Legal Mar 31, 2018

Woman arrested over abandoned baby found dead in Osaka septic tank

A woman was arrested Friday for allegedly abandoning the body of an apparent newborn found in the septic tank of an apartment building in Osaka. The 31-year-old female resident of the building in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, told police she gave birth to a baby and ...

First baby with Down syndrome is Gerber's 'Spokesbaby' of the year

Business Feb 8, 2018

First baby with Down syndrome is Gerber's 'Spokesbaby' of the year

An 18-month-old boy with Down syndrome has been named by baby food maker Gerber as its "Spokesbaby" for 2018, the company said on Wednesday, an action hailed by advocates for people with the genetic condition. Lucas Warren of Dalton, Georgia, won Gerber's annual photo contest ...

Police arrest mother over alleged 'burial' of newborn baby at riverbank in Tokyo suburb

National / Crime & Legal Aug 23, 2017

Police arrest mother over alleged 'burial' of newborn baby at riverbank in Tokyo suburb

Police arrested a woman in a Tokyo suburb Wednesday for allegedly attempting to kill her newborn baby by covering him with earth and abandoning him on a riverbank, officers said. The baby boy was found by a resident who lives near the river in Higashimurayama, ...

Giant panda Shin Shin gives birth to cub — and hope — at Ueno Zoo

National Jun 12, 2017

Giant panda Shin Shin gives birth to cub — and hope — at Ueno Zoo

by Mizuho Aoki and Tomoko Otake

Ueno Zoo announced the birth of its first giant panda in five years on Monday. Shin Shin, 11, gave birth to a cub at 11:52 a.m., and the mother was confirmed to be holding the cub later in the day, said Mikako Kaneko, a section ...

National / Crime & Legal May 18, 2017

High school student held after bringing body of dead newborn to police station

A 16-year-old high school student from Nagoya was arrested Thursday for allegedly leaving the body of her newborn child unattended at home around May 10, police said. The suspect, whose name has not been disclosed because she is a minor, turned herself in the previous ...

As Kyushu hospital rocks from aftershocks, Kumamoto mom, 34, brings girl into world

National Apr 20, 2016

As Kyushu hospital rocks from aftershocks, Kumamoto mom, 34, brings girl into world

About 13 minutes after the magnitude-7.3 quake hit Kyushu early Saturday morning, a baby girl was born in a hospital in the city of Kumamoto. As the hospital building swayed back and forth during aftershocks, a midwife leaned over the mother to protect her, while ...

World / Social Issues Jan 21, 2016

Homeless woman on freezing night gives birth outside St. Peter's, gets Vatican offer of home

A homeless woman gave birth on a cardboard box just outside St. Peter's Square early on Wednesday in near-freezing temperatures and later received an offer of one year's hospitality in a Vatican institution. Police said the 35-year-old Romanian woman had gone into labor at about ...

National / Crime & Legal Dec 6, 2015

Police arrest man over death of 3-month-old baby given powerful drug

Police arrested a 24-year-old man in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sunday on suspicion of killing a 3-month-old boy with powerful kakuseizai stimulant, police officials said. The suspect, Tensho Yoshimura, allegedly gave the drug to the baby, Yushin Nishida, on Sept. 4 at a so-called love hotel ...

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