Society
Crime & Courts
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Boards of Education in Japan Create Surveys to Protect Students from Sexual Abuse
With sexual abuse cases involving school teachers occurring one after another, more local boards of ...
February 20, 2021
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Trials Continue with Utmost Care amid COVID-19 in Japan
Courts across the nation are continuing to hold trials even after the second state of emergency was ...
January 28, 2021
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Japan’s Ruling Coalition Wants Scandal-Tainted Kawai to Resign
In response to House of Councillors member Anri Kawai being found guilty over a large-scale vote-buy...
January 22, 2021
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Ex-minister Said to Admit to Receiving Cash even before, after He was in Abe Cabinet
Former agriculture minister Takamori Yoshikawa has told prosecutors that he received cash from a for...
January 4, 2021
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Downloading Manga from Pirate Sites Becomes Illegal in Japan; ¥35 bil. in Damage Estimated for Nov.
The damage caused by pirate websites that infringe on copyrights of manga and other such works has a...
January 1, 2021
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Lebanese Split over Hosting Ghosn: ‘Proud’ or ‘Shameful’?
BEIRUT — Opinion is divided among the Lebanese people regarding former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Car...
January 1, 2021
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Ghosn: ‘My Return to Lebanon is My Rebirth’
NEW YORK — In a statement issued to The Yomiuri Shimbun on Dec. 28, former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman...
January 1, 2021
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Japan Has First Execution-free Year since 2011
It became certain Monday that no death-row inmates will be executed in Japan in 2020, making it the ...
December 29, 2020
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Former Agriculture Minister Yoshikawa Said to Admit Receipt of Cash
Former agriculture minister Takamori Yoshikawa, 70, has admitted that he received cash from a former...
December 24, 2020
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Hana Kimura’s Mother: ‘I Hope the Offender Faces Punishment’
The mother of “Terrace House” member Hana Kimura, who committed suicide after becoming a target of o...
December 17, 2020
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Victims’ Families Hope KyoAni Arsonist will Explain His Actions
Relatives and friends of the people who died in last year’s arson attack on the Kyoto Animation Co. ...
December 17, 2020
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Man Accused of Abusing Terrace House Member Online to be Referred to Prosecutors
The Metropolitan Police Department is planning to refer a man to prosecutors on charges of criminal ...
December 16, 2020
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