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SATOSHI UEMATSU

Japan Times
JAPAN / 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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 18, 2017
Zama murders prompt awareness of youth issues
Readers who may be contemplating homicide should be aware that concealing evidence of your crime — referred to in the language of jurisprudence as corpus delicti — is next to impossible.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 25, 2017
After Sagamihara slayings, focus shifts to community-based group homes
A push is underway to create smaller, community-integrated group homes for people with disabilities in the wake of last year's mass murder at a large, outdated care facility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jul 19, 2017
A year on, Sagamihara massacre trial start still faces hurdles
About a year has passed since the fatal stabbings of 19 residents with developmental disabilities at a facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, killed at the hands of a former care worker who spoke of euthanizing the disabled.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 10, 2017
After Sagamihara murders, discrimination and indifference to people with disabilities still entrenched
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 while the tragedy may have faded in the minds of most people, the plight of those living with disabilities remains unchanged.
JAPAN / 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
Sagamihara killings indictment
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 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.
JAPAN / 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.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2017
Accused killer of 19 at Sagamihara facility deemed fit to stand trial, sources say
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 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.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2016
Japanese society deteriorating
Tolerance of discrimination is the hallmark of a troubled society.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2016
Sagamihara knife man searched for details about insanity online
The alleged perpetrator of a deadly knife rampage in July at a care facility for the disabled searched online for terms related to psychiatric evaluation.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2016
Trying to make sense of Sagamihara
The treatment of people committed to mental hospitals is under scrutiny in the wake of the Sagamihara mass slaying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2016
Fresh arrest warrant served on suspect in Sagamihara rampage
Police have served another arrest warrant on the alleged perpetrator of the deadly knife rampage at a care facility for people with disabilities last month in which 19 were killed and 27 injured.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 8, 2016
Sagamihara massacre suspect tests positive for marijuana again: sources
A urine test conducted on the suspect in last month's deadly stabbing rampage at a care facility for the disabled in Sagamihara tests positive for marijuana.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 6, 2016
Victims of Sagamihara massacre at disabled facility are forever nameless
There is only one way to interpret the one-off policy of not naming the victims: Their families don't want the public to know that their loved ones have disabilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Aug 6, 2016
Sitting on reform of the criminal justice system only exacerbates the problem
One of my favorite Japanese sayings is "Zen wa isoge," or "Make haste to do what is right." Such a philosophy is particularly true insofar as crime prevention is concerned — if you move too slowly, or not at all, terrible things can happen.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Aug 2, 2016
Sagamihara mass murder exposes flaws in mental health system
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that the government will seek further measures on compulsory hospitalization, but experts warn that more focus should be placed on aftercare to prevent such an incident from happening again.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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