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STEPHEN PADDOCK

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2018
One year later, Las Vegas remembers 58 killed in horrific sniper massacre
As white doves flew overhead — each tagged with a name of one of the 58 people killed a year ago on Monday when a sniper opened fire in Las Vegas — loved ones gathered at sunrise to remember victims of the largest mass shooting in modern American history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Oct 18, 2017
Victims in Las Vegas shooting may secure damages from affluent gunman's estate
Victims of mass shootings in the United States often win little or no damages from perpetrators, but the Las Vegas massacre may be different because the shooter is thought to have been a wealthy man, lawyers said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2017
Macau plans 'simulated attacks' in security ramp-up after Vegas shooting
Authorities in the Chinese territory of Macau have ramped up security measures following the deadly Las Vegas shooting this month and unveiled plans for a series of mock attacks and crisis training to safeguard the world's largest gambling hub.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2017
Las Vegas police issue third timeline, say there was no delay responding to Oct. 1 massacre
Las Vegas police presented a third version on Friday of the timeline of events for the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself, saying they responded immediately to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2017
NRA opposes outright U.S. legal ban on 'bump stocks' like those used by Las Vegas sniper
The powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, said on Sunday it would oppose an outright ban on bump-stock devices that the killer in the Las Vegas massacre of 58 people used to turn rifles into automatic weapons and strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained gunfire.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2017
Sniper's firing down from high, crowded venue stymied Las Vegas police's well-drilled counterterrorism plan
Las Vegas had spent years planning for the worst: training its police force according to an anti-terrorism protocol it adopted in 2009 to respond to mass shootings, chemical attacks, suicide bombings and planes flying into buildings, according to city officials and security professionals.
EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2017
Yet another U.S. mass shooting
The Las Vegas massacre has shocked America, but will it prompt politicians to tighten U.S. gun control laws?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2017
Family 'bewildered' as Vegas massacre gunman was believed settling into quiet rural retirement
At first glance, it seemed Stephen Paddock, 64, was set for a quiet life in a desert retirement community where he bought a new home in 2015. From there it was only an hour's drive to Las Vegas — where he would embark on the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2017
In info void before smoke cleared in Vegas bloodbath, fake news quick to flood social media
As law enforcement and news organizations raced to piece together what happened during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history Sunday night in Las Vegas, web denizens less wedded to the truth rushed in to provide details of their own — which quickly went viral.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
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.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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