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MASS MURDER

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2023
Female shooter kills six at Nashville elementary school, U.S. police say
The alleged shooter, who was killed by police, was a 28-year-old white woman from Nashville who is believed to be a former student at the Covenant School, Metro Nashville Police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2023
Iwao Hakamata: The former pro-boxer fighting for exoneration, with help from his sister
The day of his arrest forever changed the course of Hakamata's life, but it was also the beginning of a long, drawn out fight for exoneration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 20, 2023
Tokyo prosecutors decide not to appeal Iwao Hakamata retrial decision
The case will now be sent to the Shizuoka District Court, with a high possibility that Hakamata will be exonerated over murders in 1966.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2023
Japan marks 28 years since Aum cult's sarin attack on Tokyo subway
One of Aum's successor groups was hit with a six-month ban on the use of 13 of its roughly 20 facilities nationwide and on receiving donations after it failed to fully report its activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2023
Prosecutors to challenge decision to reopen Iwao Hakamata murder case
The Tokyo High Court decided to reopen the case after the Supreme Court canceled the high court's previous ruling rejecting the retrial plea by Iwao Hakamata.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2023
Tokyo High Court orders retrial in 1966 Iwao Hakamata murder case
After nearly six decades, 10 court decisions and more than 30 years on death row, the court on Monday ordered a retrial for the 87-year-old convicted murderer and former pro-boxer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2023
A massacre that rippled through generations in Thailand
A former police officer in rural Thailand shot and stabbed more than two dozen children in their preschool in October, the worst mass shooting by a lone attacker in Thailand’s history.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2023
South Korea denies its soldiers committed Vietnam War massacre
Marines have been accused of killing around 70 civilians during a raid in February 1968, in a case brought to court in Seoul by a Vietnamese woman who survived the massacre.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2023
In first, South Korea ordered to compensate Vietnam war victim
The ruling is the first of its kind and expected to set a precedent in the country, where the government has long refused to address alleged civilian massacres by South Korean troops.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2023
Tokyo High Court to decide whether to reopen Iwao Hakamata murder case
The decision on whether to reopen the high-profile 1966 Shizuoka Prefecture murder case will come on March 13, defense lawyers in the case have said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2023
Three shot dead at party at luxury Los Angeles home
The incident comes on the heels of two mass shootings in California that claimed 18 lives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 28, 2023
Why Biden pushes an assault weapons ban despite the political odds
Flags are lowered, sorrowful statements are issued, pleas to lawmakers are made, again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2023
New shootings rock California as police probe Lunar New Year killings
The latest bloodshed occurred at adjacent farms near Half Moon Bay, a Pacific coastal community near San Francisco. It came as the toll in the shooting days earlier rose to 11.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2023
California standoff ends after Lunar New Year mass shooting leaves 10 dead
The gunman, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, was believed to have shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him, the local sheriff said.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2023
Trial over fatal 2019 Kyoto Animation arson may begin in later part of year
The biggest contention at the trial would be whether the defendant is mentally competent to be held criminally responsible for the attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2022
Tokyo court disposed of important records on Aum Shinrikyo dissolution order
Records of the cult's bankruptcy and criminal cases are considered to be of historical value, and are subject to special preservation requirements.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2022
Supreme Court orders temporary halt to all disposal of case files
A court survey found that records related to a significant number of incidents that should have been kept in perpetuity had been discarded.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 10, 2022
Why strict but inconsistent gun laws did not keep Thailand safe
The murder of two dozen small children — committed during nap time in colorful classrooms — has horrified the nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Mass killing at Thai preschool prompts calls for drug crackdown
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged the government to 'speed up the suppression of drugs, especially methamphetamine tablets.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2022
Ukraine searches for its dead at Russian occupation burial site
Kyiv says hundreds are buried at the site discovered last week, including at least 17 Ukrainian servicemen found in a mass grave on Friday and others who may be civilians.
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.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'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.

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