Army Ammunition Factory Tied to Mass Shootings Faces New Scrutiny
Lawmakers want to know if taxpayers are subsidizing rounds used in AR-15-style guns that are “contributing to serious violence by private citizens.”
By Ben Dooley
Ben Dooley
Ben Dooley reports on Japan’s business and economy for The New York Times, with a special interest in social issues and the intersections between business and politics.
Mr. Dooley has covered Asia for nearly a decade, starting as a reporter in Washington and Beijing for Japan's Kyodo News. He later joined Agence France-Presse in China, where he spent three years writing about everything from Donald Trump’s business ties in Asia to Chinese government repression in Xinjiang.
Mr. Dooley is fluent in Mandarin and Japanese. He has a master’s degree in East Asian studies from Stanford and a bachelor’s in Asian studies from the University of Virginia. He welcomes tips and story ideas.
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Lake City Army Ammunition Plant has made nearly all the rifle cartridges used by the U.S. military since it pulled out of Vietnam. In recent years, it has also pumped billions of rounds of military-grade ammunition into the commercial market.
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Inside the Army Factory That Makes AR-15 Ammunition: 4 Takeaways
Commercial rounds are being manufactured on government property. Some have been used in violent crimes, including mass shootings.
By Ben Dooley
Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.
The site was built for the military, but commercial sales are booming with little public accountability. Rounds have been bought by murderers, antigovernment groups and others.
By Ben Dooley and Emily Rhyne
Japan Takes Another Step Away From Easy Money
The Bank of Japan said it would be more flexible in how it managed government bond yields, citing rising inflation.
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Where Did All the Dark-Suited Japanese Businessmen Go?
Under “Cool Biz,” salarymen and government workers don short-sleeved shirts in the summer as offices are kept above 82 degrees Fahrenheit to save energy.
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Toyota, a Hybrid Pioneer, Struggles to Master Electric Vehicles
The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales.
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Japanese Talent Agency Admits Founder Preyed on Boys in Its Care
A new report confirmed hundreds of cases of sexual abuse going back five decades by Johnny Kitagawa, a giant in the world of J-Pop who died in 2019 without ever facing any charges.
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Can Shrinking Be Good for Japan? A Marxist Best Seller Makes the Case.
Kohei Saito says the country should seize this moment of demographic and economic challenge to reinvent itself through “degrowth communism.”
By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno
Japan’s prime minister, weak at home, makes his mark in foreign policy.
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