National / Crime & Legal Jul 26, 2018
Survivors and bereaved mark second anniversary of Sagamihara massacre
A former care worker killed 19 residents of the facility and injured 26 others in 2016, shocking the nation.
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National / Crime & Legal Jan 25, 2018
Suspect in Sagamihara massacre planned second attack on same day
Satoshi Uematsu, awaiting trial for the 2016 massacre on a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, has told Jiji Press that he planned to attack another such facility in the same prefecture on the same day. Since last month, Jiji Press has ...
National / Crime & Legal Jul 26, 2017
One year after mass murder at care home for disabled, no hint of remorse from suspect
Still hoping the alleged perpetrator will show remorse, survivors and relatives of victims marked the first anniversary Wednesday of a deadly stabbing rampage at a care home for the mentally disabled southwest of Tokyo. Nineteen people died and dozens were injured in the attack at ...
National / Social Issues Jul 10, 2017
Nearly a year ago, a disturbed man in Kanagawa Prefecture committed mass murder at a care facility for people with intellectual disabilities. Some regard the incident as an illustration of attitudes toward people with disabilities: part deep-rooted indifference, part discrimination and part aversion. And ...
National / Crime & Legal Feb 28, 2017
Government to boost follow-up support for discharged psychiatric patients
A bill to improve support for mental health patients after their discharge from hospital was approved by the Cabinet Tuesday.
Editorials Feb 26, 2017
It's now up to the courts to unravel the motives behind the Sagamihara stabbing spree, and the government to come up with an improved system for dealing with potentially dangerous mental patients.
National / Crime & Legal Feb 24, 2017
Uematsu indicted on multiple counts of murder in Sagamihara care home massacre
The suspect in the Sagamihara care home massacre is indicted on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder after being deemed capable of taking criminal responsibility for the attack.
National / Crime & Legal Feb 22, 2017
Sagamihara mass-murder suspect says he was 'pursued by gangster'
The 27-year-old suspect in a deadly stabbing rampage last July at a facility for people with disabilities told police he sped up his plans for the attack after hearing he was being pursued by a gangster, investigative sources said Wednesday. Satoshi Uematsu reportedly told police ...
National / Crime & Legal Feb 21, 2017
Accused killer of 19 at Sagamihara facility deemed fit to stand trial: sources
The man behind a deadly stabbing rampage at a live-in facility for people with disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, in July 2016 is fit to stand trial, investigative sources have said. Satoshi Uematsu, 27, a former employee of the facility, Tsukui Yamayuri-en, had been undergoing ...
National Dec 29, 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these national news stories as the most important of 2016. 1. A president in Hiroshima: U.S. President Barack Obama made a historic and emotional visit to Hiroshima on May 27. He was the first sitting U.S. president to go to ...
National / Crime & Legal Nov 25, 2016
Sagamihara care facility failed to share info before massacre: panel
A care home where a former employee murdered 19 residents and wounded 27 others in July failed to share information about him or take his threats seriously before the massacre, an independent panel said in a report released Friday. The panel, set up by the ...
Issues | LABOR PAINS Sep 25, 2016
Sagamihara massacre begs question: Do we want a society that only values usefulness?
by Hifumi Okunuki
The twisted thinking behind Japan's worst postwar massacre may have its roots in the way the modern world teaches us to judge the worth of others.