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KOJI YAMADA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2019
Death sentence confirmed after killer of two Osaka junior high school students drops appeal
A death sentence for a man convicted of murdering two junior high school students in Osaka has been finalized after he dropped an appeal, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2018
Death penalty sought for man accused of killing Osaka teens in 2015
Prosecutors demand the death penalty for a man accused of killing two junior high school children in Osaka in 2015.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2015
Western Japan man indicted for killing girl now indicted for boy's slaying
Prosecutors have indicted a man for allegedly killing a junior high school boy in Osaka Prefecture in August, about two months after he was indicted for murdering a girl who was friends with the boy.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 2, 2015
Man served with third arrest warrant over murders of two Osaka youths
Police in Osaka have served a third arrest warrant on a man suspected of killing two youths in August, this one for allegedly murdering the 12-year-old boy, Ryoto Hoshino.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2015
Blood, skin traces on Osaka slaying suspect's clothes appear to match victim's DNA
The clothes of the man charged with the murder in August of a 13-year-old girl in Osaka Prefecture had traces of blood and pieces of skin that appear to match the victim's DNA, investigators have said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 12, 2015
Man held over Osaka girl's murder served second arrest warrant
Police served an arrest warrant for murder on Saturday on a man already being held on suspicion of dumping the body of a 13-year-old girl in Osaka Prefecture last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 31, 2015
Osaka murder suspect has history of similar crimes
With the investigation into the murder of two teenagers from Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, apparently making little headway, police are looking into links with that case and similar crimes the suspect was convicted of more than a decade ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2015
Police link adhesive tape found on bodies of slain Osaka boy, girl
Authorities send the murder suspect to prosecutors as police raid the onetime lodging of the man, a former worker in the Fukushima nuclear decontamination effort.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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By Alex K.T. Martin

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