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INVESTIGATION

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 1, 2021
‘Signal The Movie Cold Case Investigation Unit’: Obvious but with plenty of panache
This cop thriller based on a 2018 Fuji TV series may be gimmicky, but it delivers in the action department.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 6, 2021
‘The Investigation’: With poetry, hope prevails within prison walls
South Korean author Jung-myung Lee's thriller set in a prison in Fukuoka during World War II explores the power of literature and humanity in the darkest of times.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 27, 2020
Goro Koyama, PI: A private investigator who serves the international community
From trailing secret lovers to suspicious dentists, Goro Koyama says his job isn't quite what you see portrayed in film noir.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019
Time for America to see the real world
America's endless political battle over Russiagate is eclipsing other important national and international matters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019
Trump's collusion nightmare is finally over
The summary of the Mueller report shows the president's campaign didn't close the loop as Russians tried to manipulate the election.
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JAPAN
Sep 3, 2018
Japanese police to test AI use for improving investigations of criminal activity
The National Police Agency plans to conduct experiments in fiscal 2019 on using artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of investigations, including for analyzing vehicle types.
Japan Times
SUMO
Feb 8, 2018
New third-party committee to investigate every Japan Sumo Association member
In response to successive scandals involving physical violence, the Japan Sumo Association announced Thursday that a third-party committee has convened and will question every member of the JSA.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2017
Ex-Moritomo Gakuen boss to be investigated for alleged fraud
Prosecutors are set to search sites this weekend linked to the nationalist school operator at the center of a scandal tied to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, for evidence of fraud related to subsidies for its preschool, investigative sources said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2017
Welcome back to your swamp, Mr. President
U.S. President Donald Trump's trip abroad was fun. Facing Special Counsel Robert Mueller won't be.
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2017
U.S. Senate Republican leader opposes new Russia investigation
The U.S. Senate majority leader, Republican Mitch McConnell, said on Wednesday he did not support any additional investigation into whether Russia influenced the 2016 U.S. election, saying as he opened the Senate that it would "impede" probes already under way.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2017
Police look to build negligence case in avalanche tragedy
Police on Thursday inspected a ski resort in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, where an avalanche killed seven students and a teacher this week as they look to build a possible case of professional negligence.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2017
GPS data collection illegal without warrants, top court rules
The Supreme Court ruled that the collection of GPS data by police without a warrant during an investigation into a suspect in a string of thefts was illegal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2016
Japanese traders illegally exporting ivory tusks to Chinese buyers: U.S.-based conservation group
Japanese traders are selling ivory tusks to Chinese buyers in Japan, knowing that they will be illegally exported to China, an international conservation group said Thursday as it screened an undercover video showing the transactions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2016
Bangladesh seeks FBI's help in investigating central bank heist
Bangladesh has formally sought assistance from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down the cyber crooks who stole $81 million from its central bank's U.S. account, the interior minister said on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2016
Tochigi court accepts murder confession as evidence despite coercion claims
The Utsunomiya District Court on Friday accepted as evidence interrogation records showing a man admitting to the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Tochigi Prefecture in 2005, despite the fact he made a not-guilty plea and said the confession was coerced.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2016
FBI joins probe into Flint's 'man-made crisis' water contamination
The FBI is joining a criminal investigation into lead contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan, exploring whether any laws were broken in a crisis that has captured international attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2016
Bus was in neutral at time of deadly Nagano crash: investigators
A ski tour bus that careened off a road in a mountainous area in central Japan last week, killing 15 people on board, has been found by police to have been in neutral at the time of the crash, according to investigative sources.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2015
Probe launched over abrupt change in MSDF's next chopper pick
A special unit under the defense minister is investigating whistleblower information that the Maritime Self-Defense Force's preferred choice for its next-generation utility helicopters, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani admitted Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2015
Democrats in U.S. House demand release of Benghazi probe transcripts
Democrats in the U.S. House are calling on the Republican majority to release interview transcripts from a special committee's investigation of the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 5, 2015
Shortcomings identified in new reporting system into hospital deaths
On Thursday, the government launched a new reporting system for deaths resulting from medical care. The iryojiko chosa seido (medical accidents investigation system), created based on last year's revisions to the Medical Care Law, is aimed at preventing recurrences of medical accidents and ensuring patient safety.

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