violence
May 02, 2013
KYAW BOI LAY, Myanmar--Hundreds of police and troops restored order in central Myanmar on May 1 after a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in which one man was killed after...
March 28, 2013
"Yawara" is a song about judo sung passionately by popular singer Hibari Misora (1937-1989) in the 1960s. The third verse, which shows no regard for violent people, is...
March 20, 2013
More than 11 percent of Japan’s top athletes have suffered violence, sexual harassment or other forms of abuse from their coaches, according to a survey by the Japanese...
February 15, 2013
The sport of judo in Japan has been going through a chaotic time since 15 judoka accused the head coach of the national women's team and his staff of violence and harassment.
February 11, 2013
The change in leadership of the All Japan Judo Federation cannot end the problem of violence and harassment against members of the Japanese women’s national judo team. The...
February 07, 2013
BEIJING--The uniform of the People's Liberation Army automatically accords its members elite status. But all-too-often, this sense of privilege goes to the heads of those who...
February 05, 2013
In October, a month after a report was filed about beatings and harassment by a national team coach, female judoka held a meeting that included an athlete who was a victim of...
February 05, 2013
OSAKA--Fifteen female judoka have demanded the All Japan Judo Federation take responsibility for the violence and harassment they suffered, saying the resignation of one...
January 31, 2013
Ryuji Sonoda announced Jan. 31 he will resign as head coach of the Japanese women's judo team following revelations he used violence and harassed judoka under him.
January 30, 2013
Japan's judo federation says head coach Ryuji Sonoda used violence against athletes at a training camp prior to the London Olympics.
December 15, 2012
Among Japan's winter delicacies, "torafugu shirako" (tiger blowfish milt) deserves a special place. Broiling them with a sprinkling of salt gives the milt a savory crust that...
August 20, 2012
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's government has formed a commission to investigate the causes of recent sectarian violence in which at least 83 people were killed.
August 18, 2012
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's government has formed a commission to investigate the causes of recent sectarian violence in which at least 83 people were killed.
July 06, 2012
More than a month after violence broke out between Muslims and Buddhists in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine, there are no signs of a restoration of order even though the...
June 04, 2012
YANGON--Buddhist vigilantes in western Myanmar attacked a bus and killed nine Muslims, police said on June 4, the deadliest communal violence in the region since a reformist...
May 26, 2012
Cases of violence against station staff and train attendants by passengers, who were mostly drunk late at night, have taken an upturn, according to a survey conducted by Japan...
October 17, 2011
SEOUL -- The South Korean government has decided to close a school for hearing-impaired students in Gwangju after a movie portraying real-life sexual abuse at the facility set...
September 15, 2011
A parking inspector was carrying out his duty, putting parking violation stickers on illegally parked vehicles in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. But when he tagged a certain car, a...
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