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Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 10, 2023
A top U.K. newspaper explores its ties to slavery — and Britain’s
The Guardian’s 'Cotton Capital” series provoked glee among the paper’s ideological opponents, and had its share of critics too.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2019
Do more with less: New Zealand firm sees huge productivity boost with four-day workweek
A New Zealand estate planning firm that made headlines when it trialed a four-day week last year has seen a big productivity increase since it made the change permanent, with staff spending less time surfing the internet.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2019
WikiLeaks tells reporters 140 'false and defamatory' things not to say about Julian Assange
WikiLeaks on Sunday advised journalists not to report 140 different "false and defamatory" statements about its founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since June 2012.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2017
Guardian of 3/11 orphan gets six years for embezzling his aid money
A corporate executive from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, was handed a six-year prison term Thursday for embezzling some ¥68 million from the bank account of his 15-year-old nephew, who was orphaned by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 7, 2016
Ex-lawyer sentenced to six years in prison for embezzling from clients
A former lawyer was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for stealing ¥122 million from people, including those with dementia, for whom he served as a guardian.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2016
France probing alleged €1.3 million Tokyo 2020 Games bid payment to disgraced IOC exec: Guardian
The newspaper report alleges a large payment was made by the games bid organization to an account linked to a disgraced former IOC member.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 20, 2015
Snowden documents show U.K. spies tapped fiber-optic cables, stored journalists' emails: Guardian
Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping agency stored emails from journalists working for several large media organizations, according to documents released by fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Guardian newspaper reported.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Aug 19, 2013
Affordable storage, Sony's laptop-tablet hybrid, tracking lost goods and more
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 1, 2013
Japan envoys among U.S. 'spy targets'
Tokyo will 'strongly demand' an explanation from Washington about reports that Japanese diplomats in the U.S. were 'targets' of American spying, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2013
Denying suffrage to wards said 'excessive'
Even though Japan's adult guardianship system may be necessary to protect the assets of those who need additional attention due to their mental state, experts says stripping them of their suffrage is an excessive infringement of rights.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2013
Adult ward should have right to vote: court
The Tokyo District Court rules unconstitutional a provision in the Public Offices Election Law that strips the right to vote from adults assisted by guardians.

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