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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2016
Baltimore cop testifies Freddie Gray sought help up during fatal ride, claims driver agreed he needed medical aid
A Baltimore police officer testified on Monday that black detainee Freddie Gray asked for help while being transported in a police van, where he suffered a broken neck.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 4, 2016
Orioles give Okajima a minor league deal
Former major league reliever Hideki Okajima has signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles, the online edition of the Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2015
Jury gets glimpse of van linked to prisoner Freddie Gray's fatal injury in Baltimore cop's trial
Jurors in the trial of a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a black man examined on Thursday the police van in which he suffered his fatal spinal injury.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 20, 2015
Iwate signs versatile power forward Harris
Forward Alandise Harris brings big athletic potential as he embarks on a pro career.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 16, 2015
Kurihara aims high for national team, NFL aspirations
Reaching the NFL is every football player's dream. And that's no exception for Takashi Kurihara.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2015
U.S. police have shot dead 385 people in five months
U.S. police have shot and killed 385 people during the first five months of this year, a rate of more than two a day, the Washington Post reported Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2015
Six police officers charged by Baltimore grand jury in death of Freddie Gray
A grand jury has brought charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of a black man who suffered fatal neck injuries while in police custody, a case that touched off angry protests and a day of looting and arson in the Maryland city.
WORLD / Society
May 11, 2015
Singer Prince takes to the stage in Baltimore with 'Rally 4 Peace' show
Reclusive rocker Prince took to the stage in Baltimore on Sunday evening in a "Rally 4 Peace" concert in response to the death of a 25-year-old man from injuries suffered in police custody and the riots that followed, telling the crowd, "We are here for you."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015
Yet another example of why riots don't work
Solutions to the social problems that triggered the riots in Baltimore will not get easier if Americans embrace rioting as the voice of the oppressed.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2015
What not to do after the Baltimore riots
To help avoid future riots, U.S. authorities could start by training cops not to automatically treat people in such predominantly black neighborhoods as criminals.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 2, 2015
Baltimore homicide charges could face swift initial court test
The chief Baltimore prosecutor, who came out swinging on Friday with charges against six police officers in the death of a 25-year-old man, could be quickly asked to disclose some of the potential evidence she has collected.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2015
Obama's absurd response to Baltimore's riots
U.S. President Barack Obama's comments on the riots in Baltimore are not only partisan — they're absurd.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2015
Police hand prosecutors findings on Baltimore man's death after arrest
An internal Baltimore police report on the death of a black man who suffered severe spinal injuries while in custody was handed over on Thursday to prosecutors, who must decide whether to bring charges against any of the six patrol officers involved in the man's arrest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2015
Woman seen slapping teen for rioting in Baltimore cheered as 'Mom of Year'
A woman captured on video slapping her teenage son for taking part in the Baltimore riots, a reprimand that went viral online on Tuesday, won praise from the city's police commissioner and was heralded on social media as "Mom of the Year."
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 29, 2015
Baltimore: a U.S. city of haves and have-nots
In the 1950s Baltimore was the sixth-largest city in the United States with a peak population of nearly 950,000. Now the riot-hit metropolis ranks 26th on that measure and scores as one of the less equal American cities when measured by income and educational achievement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2015
Wake held for Baltimore man who died in police custody
Mourners gathered at a Baltimore funeral home on Sunday to remember a 25-year-old black man who died a week ago while in police custody, an unexplained death that has brought thousands to the city's downtown to protest police violence.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2014
Orioles reliever Hunter impressed by Japanese players' skills
Tommy Hunter's favorite thing about his first trip to Japan has been the food, sushi in particular.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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