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National / Crime & Legal Jan 22, 2015

2014 saw second yearly decline in disciplinary action taken against misbehaving cops

Showing progress in efforts to improve the image of police tarnished by misconduct in recent years, the number of officers and staff who were disciplined decreased by 89 on year to 300 in 2014 in a second consecutive year of decline, the National Police ...

National / Science & Health Apr 21, 2014

Obokata beefs up defense with new papers

by Masaaki Kameda

Embattled stem cell researcher Haruko Obokata submitted additional documents to the state-backed Riken Institute on Sunday to back up her denials of alleged misconduct in her research methods, and called for more time to prepare evidence, her lawyer said Monday. The documents, emailed to Riken ...