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MURDER

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2016
Black boys, men ponder avoiding becoming the next one killed
AP
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2016
Violence again convulses 2016 election campaign, testing Trump, Clinton
In the hours after a gunman shot 12 police officers in Dallas, killing five, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton abruptly canceled campaign events. Their Twitter accounts largely went quiet.
EDITORIALS
Jul 6, 2016
Why all evidence must be disclosed
Prosecutors should be required to present all evidence during criminal trials, including that which might not benefit their case.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2016
Shinzato denies rape, says prejudging by public denies him 'fair trial' in Okinawa
An American man charged with raping and murdering a 20-year-old Okinawan woman says he did not intend to kill her.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 2, 2016
Japan dances with the death penalty
Last week, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his plans to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in his country in 2006. Duterte says he believes in retribution: If you kill someone, you deserve to die.
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jun 24, 2016
Guns make the U.S. less fair and less tolerant
The numbers make it clear: America has a gun problem.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2016
Hate crimes often have way of making it harder to hate
The desire for social order is a powerful reflex that hate crimes only reinforce.
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2016
A murder stuns British politics
While we must not excuse individuals from vile actions, we cannot at the same time ignore the environment in which these acts take place.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2016
America has long fostered a culture of violence
We cannot decry the consequence of our actions if we foster a culture of violence in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2016
Orlando tourism unshaken by rare week of horrific news
Experts say it's too soon to gauge whether a week of horrific news out of Orlando will hurt tourism there. But travel agents are not seeing widespread cancellations, and many travelers say they're committed to visiting.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2016
The horror in Orlando
Despite some efforts by Democratic lawmakers, if the past is any precedent the massacre in Florida will have no effect on U.S. gun control laws.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2016
Obama to again become 'consoler in chief,' meeting survivors of Orlando massacre
Reprising his frequent role of "consoler in chief," President Barack Obama will fly to Orlando on Thursday to meet with survivors of the massacre at a gay nightclub and families of some of the 49 people killed.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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