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Japan Taxi Driver Suspected Of Drugging, Raping 50 Women: Report
Japanese police said Thursday they arrested a former taxi driver on suspicion of drugging and raping a female passenger, with media reports saying there could be dozens more victims.
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Three Japanese Ex-Soldiers Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting A Female Colleague
The Fukushima court found Shutaro Shibuya, Akito Sekine, and Yusuke Kimezawa guilty of "forced indecency" towards Rina Gonoi during a military drill in 2021.
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Japan Journalist Wins #MeToo Case Against Reporter With Links To PM Abe
A Tokyo court Wednesday awarded 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages to journalist Shiori Ito, who accused a former TV reporter of rape in one of the most high-profile cases of the #MeToo movement in Japan.
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China To Execute Driver Who Killed Passenger Of Ride-Hailing Firm Didi
A Chinese court on Friday sentenced a man to death for raping and killing a female passenger of ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing last year, while he was employed as a driver.
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No July 4 Fireworks At US Bases In Japan After Okinawa Rape
There will be no Fourth of July fireworks for American troops in Japan this year because of restrictions imposed after a former US Marine was accused of raping and murdering a woman on Okinawa.
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Filipinos Raped By Japanese World War II Troops Demand Compensation
A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan on today, following Tokyo's pledge of $8.3 million for South Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during the war.
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Japan Hits Out as UNESCO Archives Nanjing Massacre Documents
Japan today lashed out at UNESCO's decision to inscribe documents related to the Nanjing massacre in its Memory of the World register, describing it as "extremely regrettable" and calling for the process to be reformed.
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Over 100 Drugged and Raped in Japan Fake Clinical Study
Japanese police have arrested a man for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting more than 100 women who believed they were taking part in a medical study, detectives and local media said today.
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Is Uber's Ineptitude Hurting Other Cab Providers?
The rape allegation against the Uber driver in India could threaten the image of these firms, whose investors include Japan's SoftBank Corp and other international names.
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Japan Mayor Says Allied Soldiers Raped Women After D-Day
Allied soldiers liberating France during World War II raped French women after pushing back the Germans, an outspoken Japanese politician has claimed, as Tokyo comes under pressure over its wartime system of sex slavery.
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Thousands of Japan police in manhunt for rape suspect: reports
A massive manhunt was underway in Japan on Wednesday with 4,000 police officers, 850 vehicles, sniffer dogs, helicopters and boats scouring a port city for an escaped rape suspect, reports said.
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Rape suspect flees during interrogation in Japan
Japanese police have launched a rare nationwide man hunt for a rape suspect who fled while he was being interrogated near Tokyo.
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Former Olympian Masato Uchishiba jailed for rape in Japan
Double Olympic judo gold medallist Masato Uchishiba was feted as a national hero after bringing home a gold medal from the 2004 Athens Olympics, an achievement he repeated at the 2008 Beijing Games.
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Japan's former Olympian alleged in rape case, jailed
A double Olympic judo gold medallist was jailed in Japan today for raping a student, capping a terrible week for the sport after claims a national coach beat athletes with a bamboo sword.
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Japan Taxi Driver Suspected Of Drugging, Raping 50 Women: Report
Japanese police said Thursday they arrested a former taxi driver on suspicion of drugging and raping a female passenger, with media reports saying there could be dozens more victims.
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Three Japanese Ex-Soldiers Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting A Female Colleague
The Fukushima court found Shutaro Shibuya, Akito Sekine, and Yusuke Kimezawa guilty of "forced indecency" towards Rina Gonoi during a military drill in 2021.
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Japan Journalist Wins #MeToo Case Against Reporter With Links To PM Abe
A Tokyo court Wednesday awarded 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages to journalist Shiori Ito, who accused a former TV reporter of rape in one of the most high-profile cases of the #MeToo movement in Japan.
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China To Execute Driver Who Killed Passenger Of Ride-Hailing Firm Didi
A Chinese court on Friday sentenced a man to death for raping and killing a female passenger of ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing last year, while he was employed as a driver.
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No July 4 Fireworks At US Bases In Japan After Okinawa Rape
There will be no Fourth of July fireworks for American troops in Japan this year because of restrictions imposed after a former US Marine was accused of raping and murdering a woman on Okinawa.
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Filipinos Raped By Japanese World War II Troops Demand Compensation
A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan on today, following Tokyo's pledge of $8.3 million for South Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during the war.
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Japan Hits Out as UNESCO Archives Nanjing Massacre Documents
Japan today lashed out at UNESCO's decision to inscribe documents related to the Nanjing massacre in its Memory of the World register, describing it as "extremely regrettable" and calling for the process to be reformed.
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Over 100 Drugged and Raped in Japan Fake Clinical Study
Japanese police have arrested a man for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting more than 100 women who believed they were taking part in a medical study, detectives and local media said today.
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Is Uber's Ineptitude Hurting Other Cab Providers?
The rape allegation against the Uber driver in India could threaten the image of these firms, whose investors include Japan's SoftBank Corp and other international names.
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Japan Mayor Says Allied Soldiers Raped Women After D-Day
Allied soldiers liberating France during World War II raped French women after pushing back the Germans, an outspoken Japanese politician has claimed, as Tokyo comes under pressure over its wartime system of sex slavery.
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Thousands of Japan police in manhunt for rape suspect: reports
A massive manhunt was underway in Japan on Wednesday with 4,000 police officers, 850 vehicles, sniffer dogs, helicopters and boats scouring a port city for an escaped rape suspect, reports said.
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Rape suspect flees during interrogation in Japan
Japanese police have launched a rare nationwide man hunt for a rape suspect who fled while he was being interrogated near Tokyo.
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Former Olympian Masato Uchishiba jailed for rape in Japan
Double Olympic judo gold medallist Masato Uchishiba was feted as a national hero after bringing home a gold medal from the 2004 Athens Olympics, an achievement he repeated at the 2008 Beijing Games.
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Japan's former Olympian alleged in rape case, jailed
A double Olympic judo gold medallist was jailed in Japan today for raping a student, capping a terrible week for the sport after claims a national coach beat athletes with a bamboo sword.
