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​ CHILD ABUSE

EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2015
New ways to reduce child abuse
While an expert panel looks for better ways to protect children, the government needs to look into the basic issue of how to eliminate the potential seeds of abuse in the first place.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2015
Dad in Japan arrested for forcing 2-year-old son to smoke cigarette
The father of a 2-year-old boy and his girlfriend have been arrested for child abuse after he posted a video on Facebook that showed him forcing the boy to inhale directly from a cigarette.
EDITORIALS
Nov 7, 2015
Child porn law remains too lax
Despite revisions last year, Japan's child pornography laws remain weak and their enforcement lax.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 26, 2015
U.N. rapporteur urges crackdown on impunity for child sex offenders
Japan must stamp out the impunity granted to people who sexually exploit children, including light sentences and the reluctance to prosecute, to overcome the nation's "institutional" tolerance for such crimes, a U.N. expert said Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2015
Groups criticize Japan's tolerance of child pornography, call for stricter laws
Dismayed at entrenched child pornography in Japan, organizations petition the welfare minister to crack down on the sexual abuse of minors.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2015
Lawyer calls for government financial aid for children who strip parents of custody
The current legal system for suspending parental custody of children for up to two years has proven to be successful, with advocates saying it allows victims of abuse or neglect to seek suspension of parental custody on their own.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 8, 2015
Poverty, isolation push Japan's child abuse cases to record high
Child welfare authorities dealt with nearly 90,000 child abuse cases in the fiscal year ending March, a government survey showed Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 26, 2015
Child abuse rate at a record high
The police and other authorities are doing a better job of dealing with child abuse, but more needs to be done.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 10, 2015
Child abuse cases soar to record high in first half of 2015
The number of child abuse cases in which the Japanese police took action rose to a record 376 in the first half of 2015, with more than 80 percent involving violent assault.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2015
In 'historic' shift, night school admission standards are eased in Japan
In a landmark development, the government has dictated a drastic easing of admission requirements for night junior high school, paving the way for victims of childhood abuse and bullying to take the classes again, only this time actually benefitting from them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2015
Child sex abuse victim says ruling underlines need to change law
The case of a woman in her 40s who successfully sued her childhood molester has underscored the need for Japan to grant sexual abuse survivors longer statutes of limitations, her lawyers say.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2015
Japan court orders Google to remove past arrest reports
A Japanese court has issued an injunction ordering Google Inc. to remove Internet search results that include reports of a man's arrest, court documents showed Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Apr 29, 2015
A child rape at St. Mary's school in Tokyo, then a 50-year wait for closure
My dear children, whom Jesus, our Saviour, has loved so much, whom he bends down to embrace and bless, come to us, stay with us. We will be the guardian angels of your innocence.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2015
Record 28,923 children suspected of being abused in 2014
The figure represents an increase of 33.9 percent from a year earlier, a trend the National Police Agency attributed to 'heightened awareness' of the problem.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2015
Nonprofit's manga raises awareness of teen sexual exploitation in Japan
A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization is publishing manga booklets Monday that aim to safeguard juveniles from what it calls the increasingly serious reality of teen sexual exploitation in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2015
Amazon's Japan unit raided over child porn sales
Police raid offices of the Japanese arm of U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc. on suspicion of assisting the sale of child pornography.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2015
Death of 3-year-old shows how child abuse experts are overstretched
The death of a 3-year-old girl, thrown into a river by her mother in November, underscores shortcomings in the nation's child protection system, 10 years after amendments to the child welfare law purported to fix it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2014
Teen missing for four years found alive, hidden behind wall near Atlanta
A 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing four years ago was discovered alive, hidden behind a fake wall of a home near Atlanta, and reunited with his mother early Saturday, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2014
Osaka couple arrested for starving 3-year-old daughter to death
A Osaka couple are held for allegedly starving their 3-year-old daughter to death, while a Niigata mom is suspected of throwing her daughter, also 3, off a bridge.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2014
Niigata Mom admits throwing daughter from bridge to her death
A 24-year-old mother in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, has been arrested on suspicion of killing her 3-year-old daughter by throwing her into a river.
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.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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