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MURDER

Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2014
U.N. accuses both sides in South Sudan conflict of crimes against humanity
The United Nations on Thursday accused both government and rebel forces in South Sudan of committing crimes against humanity, including murder, rape and other sexual violence, during almost five months of fighting that has left thousands of people dead.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2014
Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams urges calm after release
Northern Ireland police released Gerry Adams from custody Sunday and the Sinn Fein leader sought to calm fears that his four-day detention could destabilize the British province by pledging his support to the peace process.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2014
Ex-Ku Klux Klan leader charged in Kansas Jewish center killings
The suspect in the Passover Eve killings of three people at two Jewish community centers near Kansas City is a former Ku Klux Klan leader with a history of spewing vitriol against Jews, law enforcement officials said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2014
Three reported dead in shootings at Jewish centers in Kansas
Three people were killed Sunday afternoon at two different Jewish community facilities in a Kansas City-area suburb, and a man was held in custody as police attempted to discover whether or not the shootings were anti-Semitic, authorities said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 11, 2014
Russia reportedly omitted details on Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Russia declined several FBI requests for more information on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years before the deadly 2013 attack, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing an unpublished U.S. government review.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 8, 2014
Tearful Pistorius details terrified, sleepless nights since shooting
His voice trembling with emotion, Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand in his own defense Monday, saying the Valentine's Day shooting of his girlfriend last year had left him sleepless, terrified and plagued by nightmares.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 5, 2014
Organ-harvesting claims to EU court
Plans are underway for a European Union-backed special tribunal to try Kosovo Albanian former guerrillas accused of harvesting organs from murdered Serbs during the Balkan country's 1998-99 war, officials say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 4, 2014
Portrait of Fort Hood shooter starts to emerge
When Ivan Lopez's mother died last year, he told friends the U.S. Army had given him just one day to attend her funeral in Puerto Rico.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 4, 2014
U.S. Army names Fort Hood shooter, says had mental illness
The soldier suspected of shooting dead three people before killing himself at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas was identified as Ivan Lopez, a man battling mental illness when he went on a rampage, the base commander said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2014
No ethnic link seen to Kunming knife attack
A deadly knife attack at a Chinese train station last week should not be linked to ethnicity, a senior government official said, days after authorities blamed the incident on separatists from its troubled Xinjiang region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2014
China says 33 killed in Xinjiang rebel strike
China on Sunday blamed militants from the restive far western region of Xinjiang for an attack at a train station on the other side of the country by knife-wielding "terrorists" in which at least 33 died, including four of the assailants, who were shot dead.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 26, 2014
'Masters' and 'dilettantes': The murky world of hit men in Britain
They are classified as novices, journeymen, dilettantes or masters. They are Britain's hit men — killers who ply their deadly trade in return for cash, and who for the first time have become the subject of a major academic study.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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