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LE THI NHAT LINH

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2019
Tokyo High Court opens appeal trial over 2017 murder of Vietnamese girl
The Tokyo High Court on Thursday began hearing an appeal against a lower court ruling convicting a man of the murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in 2017, with prosecutors calling for a death sentence and the accused seeking acquittal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2018
Ex-head of parents' group handed life term for murder of 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba Prefecture
A court sentenced the former head of a parents' group at an elementary school in Chiba Prefecture to life in prison Friday over the 2017 murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl who attended the school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2018
Prosecutors seek death penalty for alleged killer of Vietnamese girl in Chiba
Yasumasa Shibuya, 47, committed a “cold-blooded, heinous and cruel” crime in abducting, sexually assaulting and strangling Le Thi Nhat Linh, prosecutors said at a hearing at Chiba District Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2018
Man pleads innocent to 2017 murder of Vietnamese girl near Tokyo
The former head of a parents association at a school in Chiba Prefecture pleads innocent to murdering a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl who attended the school.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2017
Chiba murder suspect talked to victim while on school patrol, sources say
The suspect in the slaying of a Vietnamese girl in Chiba used to speak with the victim during patrol guard duty near her school, sources say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2017
Head of Chiba parents' association held in Vietnamese schoolgirl's slaying
A man who headed a local parents' association is arrested in connection with the murder last month of a Vietnamese girl, shocking residents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 4, 2017
Vietnamese girl murdered in Japan buried in hometown funeral
A murdered 9-year-old Vietnamese girl, whose body was recently found near a drainage ditch in Chiba Prefecture, was buried Monday at a cemetery in her hometown in northern Vietnam, with about 600 family and friends attending the funeral.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2017
Online messages hinted at where to find body of slain Vietnamese girl in Chiba
Police said Tuesday there were posts on internet message boards that apparently hinted at where to look for the body of a slain 9-year-old Vietnamese girl before it was found near a drainage ditch in Chiba Prefecture Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2017
Vietnamese girl slain in Chiba was friendly, liked to chat, stunned neighbors say
The 9-year-old Vietnamese girl from Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, whose nude corpse was found Sunday in a field, was a cheerful and friendly child who liked to chat, neighbors said.
'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.
'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.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
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.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'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.

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.
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Longform

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