National / Crime & Legal Sep 7, 2020
Tokyo man arrested for kidnapping 9-year-old girl he met via online game
The girl is believed to have communicated with the man via the game's voice chat function on when and where to meet.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 9, 2019
Uganda tries to calm fears after kidnapped U.S. tourist and guide are rescued and ransom paid
President Donald Trump asked Uganda to find the abductors of a U.S. tourist and her guide to reassure guests of security, even after the East African nation's leader said the incident is isolated and that the parks are safe. "Uganda must find the kidnappers of ...
National / Crime & Legal Feb 20, 2019
Tokyo court raises sentence to 12 years for man who kept teenage girl captive for two years
The Tokyo High Court sentences Kabu Terauchi to 12 years in prison, rejecting his appeal and nullifying a lower court ruling that gave him a nine-year jail term.
National Dec 21, 2018
Man sentenced to four years for abducting nurse who was later found dead
A court sentenced a 28-year-old man to four years in prison Thursday for abducting and confining a nurse who was later found dead in central Japan. The Hamamatsu branch of the Shizuoka District Court ruled that Motoki Ito, in conspiracy with two other men he ...
National Aug 1, 2018
Japanese journalist missing in Syria likely man in IS-style video: government
by Jesse Johnson and Tomohiro Osaki
The government says the man in a video released by apparent militants is likely Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who is believed to have been kidnapped in Syria in 2015.
World / Crime & Legal Jul 30, 2018
'He looked like a terrorist!' Rural India joy ride ended in rumor-fueled mob attack and lynching
In the tiny hamlet of Murki in the hinterlands of south India, Inspector V.B. Yadwad surveyed a pile of bricks and stones in a ditch where he and other police officers had been attacked earlier this month while trying to save a group of ...
Editorials Jun 14, 2018
The government needs to devise a strategy for Japan to explore a settlement of the abductions issue while being proactively involved in the efforts to denuclearize North Korea.
National / Crime & Legal Jun 13, 2018
Two men arrested in connection to woman's body abandoned on mountain in Shizuoka Prefecture
Two men have been detained in connection with the abandonment of a woman's body, which was confirmed Tuesday to be that of a nurse who went missing last month, police said. The men, one in his 20s and another in his 40s, were arrested on ...
National / Crime & Legal Apr 10, 2018
During the ordeal last month, the Tokyo resident was handcuffed and threatened with a gun before police were alerted.
National / Crime & Legal Mar 12, 2018
Saitama man handed nine-year prison term for holding girl captive for two years
Kabu Terauchi’s defense lawyers claimed their client was not able to take full responsibility for his actions, but the judge saw things differently.
Asia Pacific Jul 5, 2017
Beheaded bodies of Vietnamese sailors abducted by Abu Sayyaf militants found in southern Philippines
Philippine soldiers have found the beheaded bodies of two Vietnamese sailors abducted a year ago by the Islamist militant Abu Sayyaf group near the restive southern island of Basilan, an army spokeswoman said Wednesday. Six Vietnamese sailors were taken captive after Abu Sayyaf militants attacked ...
Asia Pacific Jun 17, 2017
Veteran negotiator Richardson offers to go to North Korea to free three Americans and Canadian
Veteran former U.S. politician and diplomat Bill Richardson offered on Friday to visit North Korea to secure the release of three detained Americans and a Canadian after U.S. university student Otto Warmbier was brought back in a coma. Richardson, a former New Mexico governor and ...