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Crime in Japan is down but Child Abuse and Domestic Violence continues to rise

Crime in Japan is down but Child Abuse and Domestic Violence continues to rise Chika Mori and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times Criminal offenses in Japan have decreased by 10.7 percent according to the National Police Agency. This is in line with decreasing crime rates for the last sixteen years that have fallen each year.…

February 7, 2019 in Japan news.

Death of an abused 5-year-old girl: Abject failure of Tokyo child services based on inaction

Death of an abused 5-year-old girl: Abject failure of Tokyo child services based on inaction  Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yua Funato, a five-year-old child, weighed a mere 12.2 kilograms when she finally passed away from the neglect enacted on her by her parents in March. This happened in Tokyo, one of the most…

June 9, 2018 in Japan news.

Children in Japan Betrayed by Bureaucracy: Only Half of Fatal Child Abuse Cases Reviewed

Children in Japan Betrayed by Bureaucracy: Only Half of Fatal Child Abuse Cases Reviewed Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times According to an important investigation by the Yomiuri Shimbun media outlet, only half of all fatal cases involving child abuse were investigated between 2012 and 2015. This figure is alarmingly low because…

July 16, 2017 in Geopolitics, Japan news.

Japan and Rising Numbers of Child Abuse Cases: Increasing Awareness to Social Ills

Japan and Rising Numbers of Child Abuse Cases: Increasing Awareness to Social Ills Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Child abuse is sadly an international reality that exists in all societies to varying degrees. Of course, some nations have strong pro-active laws and policies in place to provide support. However, other nations…

December 26, 2016 in Tokyo news.

Child Abuse Cases in Japan Jumps to over 100,000: Social Ills and Signs of Growing Awareness

Child Abuse Cases in Japan Jumps to over 100,000: Social Ills and Signs of Growing Awareness Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Child abuse is sadly an international reality that exists in all societies to varying degrees. Of course, some nations have strong pro-active laws and policies in place to provide support.…

August 5, 2016 in Japan news.

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