UK: Pro-Palestine Protesters Storm Ministry of Defence, Confront Royal Navy Officers

Pro-Palestine demonstrators stormed toward the Ministry of Defence in London on Friday, April 10 charging at Royal Navy officers entering the building and shouting insults including "baby killers" and "cowards." Police intervened to prevent entry as the MoD raised its blast doors.

Judo federation to form independent committee

Judo federation to form independent committee

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Saito, who is in charge of team development for the All Japan Judo Federation, apologizes for an abuse scandal, during a Japanese Olympic Committee emergency meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2013 of national sporting bodies' coaches responsible for team development. The AJJF announced the same day formation of a third-party advisory committee to handle crises management in the wake of a scandal in which 15 top female judo wrestlers accused their former coach of physical and verbal abuse.

Judo scandal

Judo scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Former world judo champion Kaori Yamaguchi, chairman of a special committee on women's sports of the Japanese Olympic Committee, answers a reporter's question in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2013, after its meeting on the issue of top female judoka having been subjected to alleged physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. The special committee, which received the athletes' complaint in December, reported on some of the details in the document.

Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

NARITA, Japan - Akari Ogata (far L), member of London Olympics, and other judo athletes are pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, before departing for the Paris Grand Slam. Their departures came amid revelations that top female judoka had been subjected to physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. Masaru Tanabe, who has temporarily replaced then head coach Ryuji Sonoda, is seen 4th from left front.

Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

NARITA, Japan - Hitoshi Saito (R), in charge of team development at the All Japan Judo Federation, is pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, before departing for the Paris Grand Slam, with nine women athletes. Their departures came amid revelations that top female judoka had been subjected to physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. Japan men's head coach Kosei Inoue (behind Saito) is about to leave for Europe on the same flight.

Woman in wheelchair sues Osaka over refusal to let her on buses

Woman in wheelchair sues Osaka over refusal to let her on buses

OSAKA, Japan - Fatihi Manami Amina, a wheelchair-bound woman, meets the press in Osaka on Feb. 2 after suing the Osaka city government for 2 million yen in compensation. She said she had been prevented from getting on city-operated buses and hurt by verbal abuse from bus drivers. The woman is a Japanese national who has converted to Islam and uses an Islamic name.

Japanese mayor tenders resignation after verbal abuse scandal

Japanese mayor tenders resignation after verbal abuse scandal

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2018 shows Takeshi Imamura, the mayor of Nishinomiya, western Japan. Imamura tendered his resignation on Feb. 19, after drawing criticism over his "I'll kill you" comment to a reporter in the previous month, a local assembly chairman said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese mayor in verbal abuse scandal

Japanese mayor in verbal abuse scandal

Nishinomiya Mayor Takeshi Imamura holds a press conference in the western Japanese city on Jan. 5, 2018, to apologize for saying "I'll kill you" the previous day to a reporter who tried to confirm whether the mayor would run for re-election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese mayor in verbal abuse scandal

Japanese mayor in verbal abuse scandal

Nishinomiya Mayor Takeshi Imamura holds a press conference in the western Japanese city on Jan. 5, 2018, to apologize for saying "I'll kill you" the previous day to a reporter who tried to confirm whether the mayor would run for re-election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-lawmaker in Japan referred to prosecutors for assaulting secretary

Ex-lawmaker in Japan referred to prosecutors for assaulting secretary

Undated file photo shows former Japanese lawmaker Mayuko Toyota, who lost her Diet seat in the House of Representatives election on Oct. 22, 2017, following her alleged verbal and physical abuse of her former male secretary. Police sent her case to prosecutors on Oct. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Woman in wheelchair sues Osaka over refusal to let her on buses

Woman in wheelchair sues Osaka over refusal to let her on buses

OSAKA, Japan - Fatihi Manami Amina, a wheelchair-bound woman, meets the press in Osaka on Feb. 2 after suing the Osaka city government for 2 million yen in compensation. She said she had been prevented from getting on city-operated buses and hurt by verbal abuse from bus drivers. The woman is a Japanese national who has converted to Islam and uses an Islamic name. (Kyodo)