[/floatr]Kyodo: Japanese arrested in string of light domestic violence cases in U.S.
A string of light domestic violence cases in which Japanese were arrested in California and nearby locations prompted the Japanese Consulate General in San Francisco to issue a warning Friday to Japanese nationals. At least six cases in which Japanese were arrested for lifting their hands against family members or friends in a spat have taken place over the past year in the region where the consulate general is in charge, including the case of a woman who grabbed an American boyfriend by the arm in a car, it said. "You have to become fully aware that domestic violence is a crime, both in Japan and the United States," the consulate general said in its warning. U.S. police are rigorous in their crackdowns on domestic violence in light of numerous deaths and injuries being caused by violence in and outside homes, and there has been a case in which a witness reported to police about a parent scolding a kid harshly, Japanese residents say.
