Seoul mayor's funeral held despite half a million objections
The funeral service for Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who took his own life after being accused of sexual harassment, was held Monday despite a petition against the city-run ceremony signed by half a million people. Former human rights lawyer Park was a heavyweight figure in ...
Overall, nearly 500 loans approved to Catholic entities exceeded $1 million each, with at least eight in the maximum range of $5 million to $10 million.
Ghislaine Maxwell’s case will unearth secrets Jeffrey Epstein took to his grave
The death of Jeffrey Epstein in a New York prison cell last summer robbed his accusers of a chance for justice and shut down the tantalizing possibility that the secrets of a sordid life spent among the rich and powerful might be revealed. Thursday’s arrest ...
South Korea police apologize over botched serial killer case
South Korea's most notorious serial killer murdered 15 women, police said Thursday, as they apologized for a botched, decades-long investigation that saw an innocent man jailed for 20 years. Lee Chun-jae raped and murdered 10 women in rural parts of Hwaseong, south of Seoul, over ...
Japan to consider mandatory GPS trackers for convicted sex offenders
The government will consider making convicted sex offenders wear GPS tracking devices in an effort to strengthen measures that prevent recidivism, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The idea, along with tougher punishments for school teachers who commit sexually lewd acts, was added ...
U.S. prosecutors say Britain's Prince Andrew not cooperating in Epstein probe
U.S. prosecutors have accused Britain's Prince Andrew of failing to cooperate with multiple requests they made to interview him about his contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died last August in a New York City federal prison. In a statement on Monday, the ...
Shiori Ito, journalist in Japan's #MeToo movement, sues cartoonist for defamation
Ito claims the cartoon defamed her by suggesting she filed a false rape accusation and is pretending to be a rape victim.
Japan's LDP wants mandatory GPS monitoring of convicted sex offenders
The proposals also seek to improve support for the victims of sex crimes and measures to prevent reoffending.
Head of South Korean 'comfort women' shelter found dead amid probe
A woman running a shelter for South Korean women who were forced or coerced into providing sex to Japanese soldiers in wartime brothels has been found dead in her home, police said Sunday, amid a widening probe into a corruption scandal involving its owners. Prosecutors ...
Two years ago, Zhou Xiaoxuan publicly accused one of China's most recognizable people of groping and forcibly kissing her, setting off a firestorm in a country that did not specify sexual harassment as a legal offense. Last week Zhou and dozens of other women who ...
The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance has lost its way
Criticism of an organization that presumed to represent former "comfort women" is creating a much-needed opening for public scrutiny of its conduct.
South Korea 'comfort women' group's ex-chief sorry for 'banking errors'
The former leader of an advocacy group for South Korean women who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II on Friday denied allegations of misusing funds meant for the victims but apologized for "banking errors." Yoon Mee-hyang is under prosecution ...
