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GUN VIOLENCE

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2018
Toronto boosts police presence amid 'potential risk to safety' and spike in gun violence, shooting deaths
Toronto was under heavier-than-usual police protection on Thursday due to an unspecific "potential risk to safety" in Canada's largest city, police said without providing details.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2018
NRA's blunders fueled the gun-safety marches
The gun lobby created the movement that threatens to swamp it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2017
Fighters' Brandon Laird returning to U.S. after relative killed in Las Vegas shooting
Third baseman Brandon Laird will return to the United States after learning that a female relative has died in Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2017
Strict gun laws mean Japan sees fewer shooting deaths
The number of gun deaths in Japan totaled six in 2014, compared with 33,599 in the United States, according to GunPolicy.org, a website run by the University of Sydney.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2016
What are the chances of a mass shooting in Japan?
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has vowed to tighten security to protect Japanese citizens both at home and abroad after a gunman killed scores at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. But exactly how at risk of a mass shooting is Japan?
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2016
America's struggle with gun violence
More than 100,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence over the past decade in America, and millions more have been the victim of assaults, robberies and other crimes involving a gun.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2015
Putting a price tag on U.S. gun violence
Would the economic benefit of stricter gun control in the U.S. outweigh the economic cost?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2015
America can learn from Israel's gun culture
Despite the hundreds of thousands of guns legally and illegally owned in Israel, Israelis kill each other with firearms at a small fraction of the rate of Americans.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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