SOCIETY
July 21~31, 2001

In General

  • Three die of heatstroke, many more hospitalized
    (mainichi. July 24)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831544/heat-0-8.html

  • It's too hot even to curse the heat
    (asahi. July 25)
    www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072500776.html

  • "More eel please, we're steaming" say Tokyoites
    (By Elaine Lies. Reuters/Japan Today. July 25)
    www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=471

  • 264 kids in foster care stateless
    (kyodo/Japan Today. July 28)
    www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=9&id=47957

  • Crime wave now becoming a political issue
    (asahi. July 27)
    www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072700349.html

  • Alcoholism surges amid economic slump
    (The Japan Times. July 28)
    www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010728b1.htm

  • Prisoners increasing at same rate as jobless (mainichi. July 28)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831623/jobless-0-7.html



School Textbooks

  • Seoul insists again that Japan revise school textbooks
    (mainichi. July 25)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831612/textbook-0-7.html

  • Tochigi region nixes textbook
    (asahi. July 26)
    www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072600861.html



Crime/Accident

  • 10 people crushed to death at fireworks display
    (mainichi. July 22)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831209/akashi-0-11.html

  • Police probe fatal jam on footbridge
    (asahi.July 23)
    www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072300377.html

  • Akashi to probe fatal fireworks crush
    (mainichi. July 23)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831210/akashi-0-10.html

  • U.S. servicemen held in car fire, bike vandalism
    (asahi.July 23)
    www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072300475.html

  • Lover's body found in trunk
    (mainichi. July 23)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831209/lover-0-10.html

  • Heroics, grief in Akashi disaster
    (asahi. July 24)
    www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072400632.html

  • Prison sought for judge over child prostitution
    (The Japan Times. July 24.)
    www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010724a6.htm

  • Murder suspect wins compensation over nude photo
    (mainichi. July 24)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831545/compensation-0-
    6.html

  • Japanese man nabbed for stealing US military secrets
    (mainichi. July 24)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831544/
    yokota20air20base-0-2.html

  • Traffickers exploit Chinese visa scam
    (mainichi. July 24)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831545/visa20scam-0-
    1.html


  • Spying probed at U.S. air base
    (asahi. July 25)
    www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072500688.html

  • Exorcists' arrested for scamming women after abortions
    (mainichi. July 25)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831612/possessed-0-
    3.html


  • 'Possessed' teacher admits filming nude schoolgirls
    (mainichi. July 25)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831612/possessed-0-
    2.html

  • Housewife blackmails hubby's schoolgirl lover
    (mainichi. July 25)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831613/blackmails-0-
    1.html

  • Acquitted man sues schoolgirl over sex attack accusal
    (mainichi. July 25)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831613/
    acquitted-0-1.html

  • Cops: Base spy slipped photo to Russian guard
    (mainichi. July 25)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831613/russian-0-1.html

  • Handcuffed girl bashed, hurled from car
    (mainichi. July 25)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831614/handcuffed-0-
    5.html

  • Handcuffed girl found on highway dies
    (The Japan Times. July 26)
    www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010726a2.htm

  • Schoolgirl's killers acted quickly
    (mainichi. July 26)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831620/
    schoolgirl-0-8.html

  • U.S. Marine sent up for arson
    (The Japan Times. July 27)
    www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010727a4.htm

  • A language specialist overcome by greed
    (asahi. July 27)
    http://www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072700427.html

  • Woman severs sister's head
    (mainichi. July 27)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831620/
    sister27s20head-0-1.html

  • Preying pen pusher fondles female commuter
    (mainichi. July 27)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831621/
    pen20pusher-0-2.html

  • Woman held after sister chopped up
    (asahi. July 28)
    www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072800436.html

  • Ministry failed to act on staff tip-off on Denver consul
    (asahi. July 28)
    www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072800409.html

  • Foreigners attack, rob family of 6 in Nagano
    (mainichi. July 28)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831623/
    foreigners20attack-0-1.html

  • Bandit quartet terrorizes Tokyo hostess bar
    (mainichi. July 30)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831623/bandit-0-6.html

  • Ambassador to US falls on sword over Denver scandal
    (mainichi. July 30)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831624/ambassador-0-
    11.html

  • Ex-ASDF man gets 3-1/2 years in jail for raping minor
    (mainichi. July 30)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831653/
    ex2dasdf-0-1.html
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831661/

    stalking20victim-0-1.html

  • Sex crime, stalking victims to learn attackers' prison release dates
    (The Japan Times. July 31)
    www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831661/
    stalking20victim-0-1.html


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