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SEX CRIMES

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 30, 2018
Tokyo 'bus cafe,' a safe haven from sexual exploitation for troubled young girls
Unmistakable for its exterior splashed with illustrations of colorful flowers, a bright pink bus glows at a Shibuya park one December evening, its dazzling design standing out as the darkness of the night sets in.
WORLD
Dec 20, 2018
Sex crime survivors start caravan to India's capital, demanding justice
Hundreds of people set out from Mumbai to India's capital, New Delhi, on Thursday in a caravan aimed at pressuring authorities to speed up trials of perpetrators of sex crimes, and to encourage victims to speak out.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2018
Brazilian 'miracle' healer, who appeared on Oprah, faces arrest as 200 women allege sexual abuse
Police are investigating accusations by over 200 women that a self-proclaimed Brazilian faith healer, who became a celebrity after appearing on a show hosted by Oprah Winfrey, sexually abused them while they were seeking spiritual guidance and treatment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 16, 2018
Cabinet Office poster about sexual harassment draws online criticism
An attempt by the government to encourage men to take responsibility for preventing sexual harassment in the workplace has drawn an uproar online, with Twitter users saying it makes excuses for willful ignorance of the issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2018
Nearly 70% of women in Tokyo back single-sex train cars, survey finds
Women in Tokyo strongly favor having single-sex train cars on public transport, according to a poll of five of the world's biggest commuter cities released Thursday, despite such policies facing growing criticism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2018
The Google walkout is a new kind of worker activism
The global walkout by Google workers, a response to Alphabet Inc.'s reported protection of executives accused of sexual misconduct, may be a harbinger of something new in employer-employee relations: empowered workers' moral-political protest directed as much against the general culture as against management....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Oct 22, 2018
Women live in fear as spycam epidemic takes hold in South Korea
South Korea is in the grip of a spycam epidemic, with covert footage of sex, nudity and urination posted online in what amounts to a "social death penalty" for thousands of women forced to live with a pornographic shadow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2018
New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court's Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats
Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh this weekend.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2018
After slew of complaints from sexually harassed women, India looks to tighten abuse laws
India is considering tightening sexual harassment laws, government officials said Thursday, after an avalanche of allegations of abuse lodged by women in recent weeks thrust the issue to the forefront of politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2018
Sex, drugs and ... slavery? Human trafficking hidden in U.K. hotels
Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll — nothing new for the hospitality industry but British hoteliers say loud music, used condoms and alcohol could hint at something darker: modern-day slavery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
Confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh all but sure after long, bitter fight
President Donald Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, looked headed for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday after two crucial senators said that sexual misconduct accusations against the judge would not prevent them from voting to confirm him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 5, 2018
With Kavanaugh probe firing up Republican base, Trump likely a winner whether judge confirmed or not
The ugly partisan brawl over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation remains undecided, but President Donald Trump appears likely to come out on top regardless of the outcome.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh does not belong on Supreme Court, retired Justice John Paul Stevens says
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said on Thursday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh does not belong on the high court because of "potential bias" he showed in his recent Senate confirmation hearing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2018
Court finds man at center of Nobel-linked Swedish Academy rape scandal guilty
A Swedish court on Monday found a man at the center of a scandal that has rocked the academy that awards the Nobel literature prize guilty of rape and sentenced him to two years in jail.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2018
More than 20 million Americans glued to U.S. Supreme Court hearing telecasts
The high-stakes Senate hearing on the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh riveted American television viewers with roughly 20.4 million people tuning in on six broadcast and cable networks, according to Nielsen data released Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh's fiery denial during testimony gives Republicans cover to vote 'Yes'
Brett Kavanaugh's passionate denial of allegations of sexual misconduct may have convinced Republicans who want to vote "yes" to put him on the Supreme Court that they can overlook his accuser's credible and moving testimony.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2018
In #MeToo era, Ford lauded on left and right as honest and brave
Christine Blasey Ford began her testimony in front of a Senate committee by saying she was "terrified," and at times she looked it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 27, 2018
From chat room to courtroom: China's #MeToo movement takes legal turn with case involving TV star
When a former intern at China's state broadcaster wrote in July about being groped and forcibly kissed by one of the country's most recognizable television stars, her story ignited a social media firestorm in a country where a backlash against sexual harassment was growing.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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