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CHILD ABUSE​

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2019
Stepfather admits to fatal abuse of 5-year-old Yua Funato in high-profile Tokyo case
At a hearing, prosecutors said that the stepfather ordered Yua to perform difficult tasks and that the girl had 170 wounds on her body when she died.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2019
Twenty held in child serial killer probe in Pakistan area with history of abuse and abductions
Pakistani police have detained 20 suspects as they investigate the possibility of a serial killer being behind the suspected murder and sexual assault of three boys in a district that has a history of child abuse and abduction.
EDITORIALS
Sep 21, 2019
Help victims of spousal abuse
More must be done to help the victims of spousal abuse, and thereby help combat parental violence against children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2019
Stepfather allegedly killed Saitama boy after child told him he was not his real father
According to the police, the suspect has admitted to murdering the boy and said he hid the body after killing him, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2019
Tokyo woman sentenced to eight years in prison over fatal abuse of 5-year-old daughter
In the trial, prosecutors said Yuri Funato prioritized her relationship with her then-husband, Yudai Funato, over her daughter's life.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2019
11-year sentence sought for mother in Yua Funato child abuse case
Prosecutors sought an 11-year prison term for the mother of a 5-year-old girl who died last year after allegedly being mistreated at home, the latest development in a case that caused a public outcry and changes to child protection laws.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2019
Yet another failed response to child abuse
Once again, a child has died despite the authorities having been alerted to signs that she was being abused.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2019
In high-profile Tokyo abuse case, mother admits her neglect led to death of 5-year-old daughter
It is suspected that the neglect by Yuri Funato, 27, caused her daughter Yua to die of sepsis after developing pneumonia in March last year in Tokyo's Meguro Ward.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2019
Kagoshima authorities failed to act on police warnings of abuse of 4-year-old girl before her death
The case follows a series of fatal child abuse cases over the last two years in which authorities were found to have failed to act.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2019
Ex-Vatican treasurer George Pell loses appeal against sex abuse convictions in Australia
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell lost an appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys and will remain in prison for at least another three years, an Australian court ruled Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2019
Over half of fatal child abuse victims in Japan less than 1 year old, health ministry report shows
Over half of fatal child abuse victims in Japan in fiscal 2017 were babies aged less than one year old, a report by a health ministry expert panel showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2019
Japanese child consultation centers handled record 159,850 abuse cases in fiscal 2018
All prefectures saw a rise in the number of cases.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2019
The overstretched system of dealing with child abuse
Limited manpower and a surge in the number of abuse cases are hamstringing efforts to adequately protect vulnerable children.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2019
Tokyo couple arrested for pouring scalding water over 11-year-old boy in 2015
A couple in Tokyo were arrested Monday for allegedly abusing an 11-year-old boy who was living with them four years ago, police said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2019
For those who flew on Epstein's 'Lolita Express,' the feds want to talk to you
After Jeffrey Epstein's latest arrest on sex trafficking charges, some famous people may be squirming. His notorious little black book and private-jet manifests contained a long list of boldface names, including Victoria's Secret founder Leslie Wexner, U.S. President Donald Trump and former president...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2019
Mother arrested over death of malnourished 2-year-old daughter left at home in Sendai
Police arrested a woman in Sendai on Monday on suspicion of leaving her 2-year-old daughter unattended at their apartment for three days last week, resulting in her death from hypothermia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2019
Chiba mother gets suspended sentence for role in father's alleged fatal abuse of daughter
A 32-year-old woman was sentenced to a 2u00bd-year jail term, suspended for 5 years, for assisting her husband in assaulting their daughter and contributing to the child's death.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2019
Japan bans parents from physically punishing children, but offenders face no penalties
The Diet enacts a revised law banning parents and other guardians from physically punishing children following several fatal cases of abuse dealt out in the name of discipline.
EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2019
No end in sight to fatal child abuse
Recently revamped efforts to prevent child abuse are falling short.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2019
Niigata Prefecture city official admits killing her baby by repeatedly dropping her on floor, police say
A 31-year-old woman in Niigata Prefecture was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing her 3-month-old daughter by repeatedly dropping her on the floor, police said.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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