National / Crime & Legal May 29, 2017
Chiba University medical student gets four years for gang rape
The last of four students indicted over last year’s gang rape in Chiba Prefecture is handed the heaviest sentence in the case: four years in prison.
National / Crime & Legal Apr 17, 2017
Chiba University medical student gets three years for role in gang rape
A medical student was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for gang raping a woman with his classmates. Kensuke Yamada, 23, a fifth-year student in Chiba University's medical school, was found guilty of taking part in the rape last September at a restaurant in ...
National / Crime & Legal Mar 30, 2017
Chiba University medical student found guilty in gang-rape case
A Chiba University medical student was found guilty Thursday of gang-raping a woman with two classmates, while a doctor at the university's hospital was convicted of indecent assault in connection with the case. The Chiba District Court sentenced Mineto Masuda, 23, a fifth-year student, to ...
National Feb 26, 2017
'White hat' hackers see rising demand for protection in corporate Japan
"White hat" hackers who spot security vulnerabilities may be one of the most sought-after professions today as Japan's tech firms struggle to cope with the rising threat of cyberattacks. White hats are tasked with guarding computer networks against "black hats," the malicious hackers who infiltrate ...
National / Crime & Legal Dec 6, 2016
Chiba doctor held on indecency charges in alleged gang-rape case
A doctor was arrested Monday on charges of indecent conduct against a woman when three male medical students allegedly gang-raped her in Chiba in September. The Chiba Prefectural Police said they have arrested Yuji Fujisaka, 30, who belongs to Chiba University Hospital and is in ...