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A Singapore court has sentenced a Japanese man to jail and caning for the "brutal and cruel" rape of a university student in 2019. The 38-year-old hairdresser, Ikko Kita, is set to be the first ...

Japanese Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison, and 20 Strokes of the Cane in Singapore for Rape KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Japanese hairstylist has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison ...