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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 17, 2016
Thailand's tourism minister puts nation's sex industry in target
Thailand's infamous sex industry is under fire, with the tourism minister pushing to rid the country of its ubiquitous brothels and a spate of police raids in recent weeks on some of the largest establishments providing sex services in Bangkok.
WORLD / Society
Jul 15, 2016
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to criminalize 'revenge porn'
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced long-stalled legislation on Thursday that would make it a federal crime to share sexually explicit material of a person online without the subject's consent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 10, 2016
Latest U.S. country rankings on human trafficking raise eyebrows in some Asian nations
When the U.S. government last week raised the Philippines to its highest ranking in a report that assesses how much countries are battling human trafficking, putting it alongside the likes of Britain, Switzerland and Australia, the decision was questioned by aid workers in the Asian nation.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2016
Japan short of 'minimum' standards on human trafficking: U.S. State Department
The U.S. State Department on Friday credited Japan with making "modestly increased" efforts against human trafficking in 2015, including the identification of some labor-trafficking victims for the first time in two decades.
WORLD / Society
Jul 1, 2016
U.K. should legalize brothels, parliamentary watchdog says
Sex workers in England and Wales should not face criminal charges for soliciting and brothels should be legalized, a British parliamentary group said on Friday, calling for local prostitution laws to be overhauled.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2016
Ex-Stanford swimmer convicted of rape denied alcohol experience in court but spoke of drugs before starting college
The former Stanford University swimmer whose sentence for sexual assault has been widely condemned as too lenient spoke of drug and alcohol use before entering college, undermining his claims to a judge that he lacked experience with alcohol, court documents showed on Friday.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 6, 2016
Let's discuss Okinawan anger over U.S. military crimes
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