MUFG fires employee over 1 billion yen in safety box thefts
November 23, 2024 NEW
Why did WWII bomb suddenly explode 80 years after falling?
November 23, 2024 NEW
Bonsai growers enraged as thieves continue targeting them
November 22, 2024
USS George Washington aircraft carrier returns to Japan
November 22, 2024
Reactor restarts push up nuclear power share to 8.5% in FY 2023
November 22, 2024
Harassment, intimidation mar Hyogo governor’s race
November 22, 2024
Saitama court blocks anti-Kurd protest, calling it hate speech
November 22, 2024
‘Human washing machine’ set to make a splash at Osaka Expo
November 22, 2024
Osaka zookeeper accused of stealing food from the animals
November 21, 2024
Chinese teenager wanted for graffiti at Yasukuni Shrine
November 21, 2024
Kishida bombing suspect insulted in manipulative interrogation
November 21, 2024
State told to pay for Atsugi base noise; call for flight ban nixed
November 21, 2024
Hokkaido pushes lodging tax on tourists; towns back own levies
November 20, 2024
Toy poodles become contract police dogs as stations adapt
November 20, 2024
Kobe ski resort perseveres after unseasonably warm autumn
November 20, 2024
Update: Child rights support in Japan 30 years post-ratification
November 20, 2024
Police required to wear body cameras in NPA trial program
November 20, 2024
Five accused of enlisting women on social media for sex work
November 19, 2024
More taking paternity leave despite archaic office attitudes
November 19, 2024
Master of modern poetry Shuntaro Tanikawa dies
November 19, 2024
Horse bites part of girl’s finger off at riding facility in Yamanashi
November 19, 2024
Yamanashi ends Mt. Fuji railway plan, looks into rubber-tire tram
November 19, 2024
Asahi Shimbun’s ‘letters from death row’ series wins top award
November 19, 2024
An Australian on trial for drugs in Japan says she's the victim of a romance scam
November 19, 2024
Multicultural representation in Japan’s media slowly evolving
November 19, 2024
Redress unlikely when passers-by are killed by falling people
November 19, 2024
Saitama student killed in school field crash by unlicensed teen driver
November 18, 2024
2,500 Santas on parade in Tokyo for annual charity event
November 18, 2024
Prosecutors seek life sentence for widow of ‘Don Juan of Kishu’
November 18, 2024
Egg prices may rise further after summer heat, avian flu combo
November 18, 2024