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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2015
Mexico confirms capture of Gulf Cartel leader
Mexican authorities on Saturday confirmed the capture of a leader of the Gulf Cartel, describing him as responsible for much of the violence in the U.S. border city of Reynosa in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2015
How the rule of law can protect development
The international community is currently facing tremendous challenges in the areas of conflict, security and peace.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2015
Spate of vandalization hits Kyoto, Nara World Heritage sites
World Heritage sites and temples in the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, home to many of Japan's most historic cultural properties, are found to have been vandalized.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2015
When everything is a crime in the United States
The U.S. has a criminal justice system with too many opportunities for generating defendants, too few inhibitions on prosecutors, and ongoing corrosion of the rule and morality of law.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 2, 2015
Police to get easier access to mobile GPS data for criminal probes
The central government plans to revise its privacy protection guidelines to allow police to more easily access GPS data from mobile phones during criminal investigations.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2015
NHK embroiled in scandal for purportedly asking man to pose as fraudster
The public broadcaster is accused of cooking up an interview with a man identified as a broker involved in a fraud case, on a popular news program that aired last May.
EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2015
Stalking cases up a third year
The number of reported stalking cases rose for the third straight year last year, meaning that an average of more than 60 Japanese women every day are being stalked.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2015
Man arrested following fatal stabbings of his parents in Takarazuka factory
Police on Wednesday arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with the deaths of his parents, who were found fatally stabbed the day before in a factory the family ran in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2015
Three teens sent to family court over killing of Kawasaki boy
Prosecutors have sent an 18-year-old and two 17-year-old males to the Yokohama Family Court over the killing of a 13-year-old boy on a riverbank in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2015
Nation's youngest mayor acquitted of bribery in Gifu
The nation's youngest mayor has been acquitted of bribery amid doubts about his accuser's claims.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2015
Younger teen says he attacked Kawasaki boy under older teen's orders
One of three teens held in the killing of a boy by the Tama River last month says he attacked him on the orders of their leader.
EDITORIALS
Mar 4, 2015
Society failed to save Uemura
Educators, local government officials and police officers need to reflect deeply on what could have been done to prevent the murder of Ryota Uemura.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2015
Armed men take $4 million in gold from armored truck in North Carolina, police report
Three armed men are on the run after they allegedly stole $4 million worth of gold from a tractor-trailer rig carrying a shipment along Interstate 95 in eastern North Carolina, police said Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2015
Police in Britain charge 10 in child sex exploitation investigation
Police in Britain said on Monday they had charged 10 men with sexual offenses against children and adults, part of a wider investigation into child sexual exploitation in the northern English town of Rochdale.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2015
Questions raised over keeping teen suspects anonymous
The involvement of three teen-aged suspects in the death of a boy in Kawasaki is fueling debate about the anonymity granted to minors in cases of this kind.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 28, 2015
Two U.S. Marines held for allegedly trespassing in Okinawa
Two U.S. Marines were arrested Saturday for allegedly trespassing the previous day in Okinawa Prefecture, police said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2015
Fisherman let off the hook in U.S. Supreme Court white-collar crime ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court threw overboard on Tuesday a Florida fisherman's conviction under an evidence-tampering provision of a federal white collar crime law for disposing of undersized red grouper fish while he was under investigation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2015
Case against woman in traffic sign street-art case sent to prosecutors
Police sent to prosecutors on Wednesday the case of a 43-year-old woman who allegedly tampered with road signs by putting stickers on them in the name of "art."
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2015
Depressed people are three times more likely to commit violent crime
People diagnosed with major depression are three times more likely than the general population to commit violent crimes such as robbery, sexual offenses and assault, psychiatric experts said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 23, 2015
Kawasaki security footage shows two people about same age as slaying victim
Two people seen on security video near where a 13-year-old boy was found dead on a river bank in Kawasaki are about the same age as the victim.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
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.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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