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STABBINGS

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2022
Suspect in Canada mass stabbing dies after arrest
The suspect, 32-year-old Myles Sanderson, went into medical distress shortly after his arrest on Wednesday afternoon, the police said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022
Suspect in deadly mass stabbings eludes Canadian manhunt for third day
Two brothers are suspected of killing 10 people in a stabbing rampage in the James Smith Cree reserve and nearby village of Weldon, roiling an indigenous community of 3,400 people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2022
Canada hunts suspects in stabbing spree that killed 10 and wounded 15
The stabbings across 13 crime scenes were among the deadliest mass killings in modern Canadian history and certain to reverberate throughout the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2022
Brazilian man suspected of murdering wife and daughter confirmed to have fled Japan
Because Japan has not signed an extradition treaty with Brazil, the government may ask Brazilian authorities to prosecute the man under its law by providing investigation documents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2022
Girl arrested in Shibuya stabbing targeted someone resembling her mother
She has told investigators that the attack was 'practice' to kill her mother and younger brother and that she wanted to see if she could kill someone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 22, 2022
Girl arrested in Shibuya stabbing says it was 'practice' to kill her mother
The Metropolitan Police Department has seized three small knives the girl was in possession of at the time of the attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2022
Girl arrested in Shibuya knife attack wanted 'death penalty'
The injuries included a stab wound in the back of one of the victims, police said, adding the pair did not recognize the suspect.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2022
Past assassinations and attacks on Japanese politicians
Attacks on high-ranking political leaders like former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are rare in Japan — but not without precedent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2022
Two junior high school students injured in Sendai knife assault
The police have arrested the alleged attacker, who fled to his home nearby after the incident, on suspicion of attempted murder.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 27, 2022
'Honoka' challenges assumptions about the lives of those with severe disabilities
Director Yugo Kunitomo hopes his documentary will get viewers to recognize underlying prejudices through a glimpse into the life of one family.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2022
Student, 17, arrested after three people stabbed near University of Tokyo ahead of entrance exam
The suspect, a high school student from Nagoya who was not taking the exam, said he was not doing well with his studies and wanted to die, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 27, 2021
Can artificial intelligence be harnessed to protect the public from random assailants?
Facial recognition technology can be used to identify known criminals from a database as well as home in on a person acting suspiciously.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2021
Junior high school boy, 14, killed in alleged stabbing by schoolmate
The alleged attacker, also 14, has been arrested and has admitted to stabbing his schoolmate, the police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2021
Tokyo 'Joker' train attacker served new attempted murder warrant
Kyota Hattori, 25, is suspected of trying to kill passengers, including a 60-year-old woman, by sprinkling approximately 3 liters of oil in the train.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2021
Joker train attacker targeted Tokyo hoping to boost kill count and get death penalty
Of the 17 injured people, a 72-year-old man remains in critical condition after allegedly being stabbed in the chest while the limited express train was still in motion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2021
Suspect in Tokyo Halloween attack deliberately targeted a crowded train
Sunday's incident has restarted a debate about what train operators can reasonably do to stop attacks by armed individuals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2021
Couple indicted for murder of Tokyo high school girl in August
The couple were arrested on Aug. 31 on suspicion of abandoning the girl's body, after the police apprehended them a day before in Nagano Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2021
Man behind train rampage considered bombing Tokyo landmark
A man arrested over a recent knife attack on passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo also considered bombing the famous Shibuya crossing intersection in the capital.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 26, 2021
Five years after the 'Sagamihara stabbings,' what have we learned?
Thoughts on 'extreme bullying' as we mark the fifth anniversary of the Sagamihara stabbings. The conversation needs to continue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2021
Osaka school remembers eight victims on 20th anniversary of stabbing rampage
About 130 attendees observed a moment of silence during Tuesday's ceremony.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
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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