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VIOLENCE

WORLD
Jan 9, 2018
Civilian deaths from explosives surged in 2017, campaign group says
More than 40 civilians were killed every day by explosive weapons last year, according to a preliminary survey of media reports, a sharp rise on 2016 largely due to an increase in deadly airstrikes, a campaign group said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 6, 2018
Shifting attitudes toward sexual violence in Japan
The arrival of 2018 shouldn't bring the discussion of issues surrounding sexual violence to an end.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2018
Stablemaster Takanohana dismissed from post as director at Japan Sumo Association
The Japan Sumo Association board unanimously agreed to remove the sumo elder from his role — the first time a director has been dismissed before the end of his term.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2017
Sumo body looks to demote stablemaster Takanohana over Harumafuji scandal
The Japan Sumo Association on Thursday recommended that sumo elder Takanohana be removed from his post as director, asking that he be demoted over his role in the assault scandal that led to the retirement of grand champion Harumafuji.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 24, 2017
Pena Nieto under pressure as Mexico murders top 23,000, a record high, in first 11 months of year
According to official data, Mexico this year has registered its highest murder total since modern records began, dealing a fresh blow to President Enrique Pena Nieto's pledge to get gang violence under control with presidential elections due next year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2017
Japan hangs two death row inmates, including man who killed Chiba family as a minor
Teruhiko Seki became the second inmate to be hanged for a crime committed as a minor and the first such execution in 20 years.
Japan Times
SUMO / ANALYSIS,ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2017
In wake of Harumafuji scandal, sumo body urged to probe violence in sport
Sumo grand champion Harumafuji's retirement following his assault of another wrestler was seen by many Japanese as inevitable, a consequence of his failure to live up to the dignity any yokozuna must show.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2017
Boy, 12, admits stabbing Sapporo woman because he 'wanted to hurt someone'
A 12-year-old boy allegedly tells the police that he stabbed a woman on a street in Sapporo over the weekend because he 'wanted to hurt someone.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2017
Sumo scandal deepens as conflicting accounts of alleged assault emerge
The assault scandal involving yokozuna Harumafuji deepens as conflicting accounts emerge of his alleged attack on fellow wrestler Takanoiwa during a drunken brawl.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 19, 2017
Views from Americans in Tokyo: Do you agree with the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?
American citizens in Tokyo were asked whether they support the part of their nation's supreme law that guarantees their right to bear arms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 15, 2017
Drunken brawl shines light on sumo's hidden underbelly
Nine-time tournament winner Harumafuji, angered by Takanoiwa's attitude, allegedly struck him with a beer bottle and punched him some 30 times while out drinking with other sumo wrestlers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2017
Yokozuna Harumafuji involved in drunken assault on fellow wrestler, stablemaster admits
Grand champion sumo wrestler Harumafuji was involved in a drunken brawl late last month that left fellow Mongolian competitor Takanoiwa hospitalized with serious injuries, his stablemaster admitted to sumo administrators on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2017
Fighters' Brandon Laird returning to U.S. after relative killed in Las Vegas shooting
Third baseman Brandon Laird will return to the United States after learning that a female relative has died in Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2017
Strict gun laws mean Japan sees fewer shooting deaths
The number of gun deaths in Japan totaled six in 2014, compared with 33,599 in the United States, according to GunPolicy.org, a website run by the University of Sydney.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2017
Muslim insurgents fingered after bodies of 28 Hindu villagers found in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Myanmar government forces on Sunday found the bodies of 28 Hindu villagers who authorities suspected were killed by Muslim insurgents last month, at the beginning of a spasm of violence that has sent 430,000 Muslim Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2017
A disconnect in the Rohingya conundrum
Instead of directing its anger and frustration toward Suu Kyi and the NLD government, the international community, including the U.N. and the powerful Western democracies, should put pressure on Myanmar's military leadership.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 13, 2017
Suu Kyi to skip U.N. session amid Myanmar's Rohingya crisis
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over ethnic violence that has forced about 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh, will not attend the upcoming U.N. General Assembly because of the crisis, her office said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 6, 2017
Suu Kyi says Myanmar is 'defending all the people in Rakhine' but is still silent on Rohingya who have fled
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday blamed "terrorists" for "a huge iceberg of misinformation" on the violence in Rakhine state but made no mention of the nearly 125,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled over the border to Bangladesh since Aug. 25.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2017
Teen arrested in Shizuoka after allegedly stabbing girlfriend in Tokyo
A male teenager was arrested Thursday for allegedly stabbing and seriously wounding his girlfriend the previous day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2017
Thousands of panic-stricken civilians flee fighting in Myanmar's northwest
Thousands of fearful Rohingya Muslim and Rakhine Buddhist civilians fled the worst fighting to grip Myanmar's northwest in five years, with 104 people killed and the United Nations and international aid groups forced to pull out some staff.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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