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In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own

Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy away from challenging authority.

© Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times

Makoto Watanabe, the co-founder and editor in chief of the Tokyo Investigative Newsroom Tansa, a small, nonprofit media operation.
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Online Influencer Is Killed While Livestreaming in Tokyo

Police in Japan have charged a man with the murder, saying he was a follower who had tracked her location by the buildings behind her as she filmed herself.

© Kyodo News, via Associated Press

Investigators at the scene where an online influencer was stabbed to death in Tokyo on Tuesday. Violent crime is rare in Japan.
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