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Cannabis gummies blamed for spate of hospitalizations in Tokyo
News On Japan - Nov 15
Several young people in Tokyo have recently been sent to hospital after complaining of feeling sick from consuming "cannabis gummies".
Runaway tire from modified car leaves 4-year-old girl in critical condition
News On Japan - Nov 15
A 49-year-old driver of a modified car has been arrested after his tire fell off and knocked a young girl unconscious, leaving her in critical condition in Sapporo on Tuesday.
'Fish from the sky' hits car in Fukuoka, cracking windshield
News On Japan - Nov 15
Footage captured by a dashcam in Fukuoka on Tuesday shows a fish falling from the sky, making a direct hit on a car's windshield.
Japan's year-end drinking parties make post-pandemic comeback
hcamag.com - Nov 15
In a sign of return to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic, 79% of employees in Japan said they have plans to participate in year-end drinking parties with their colleagues, according to reports.
In Japan, you're not alone in being alone
Nikkei - Nov 15
Loneliness is a globally recognized social malaise in our fast-paced society, exacerbated by the recent pandemic. But there is a flip side to it: If loneliness evokes a sense of isolation, even in the presence of other people, its cheerful sister is solitude, a consequence of a proactive choice to be alone for reflection or to enjoy one's own company. Japan leads by example in embracing -- and even commercializing -- solitude.
Man arrested for entering female baths in Japan, claims to be woman
Kyodo - Nov 15
A 43-year-old man who claimed he was "a woman inside" was arrested on suspicion of trespassing Monday after he was found in the women's bathing area at a hot spring facility in central Japan, police said.
Japan: Women seriously abused in prisons
hrw.org - Nov 14
Many women imprisoned in Japan suffer serious human rights abuse and mistreatment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
YouTuber who made bogus 'citizen's arrest' busted for defamation
News On Japan - Nov 14
Japanese YouTuber "Rengoku Koroaki", known for citizen's arrest themed videos, has been apprehended for posting a video of a woman surrounded by 5 to 6 men while being falsely accused of reselling theatre tickets.
Technical interns in Japan forced into prostitution
News On Japan - Nov 14
Four men and women have been arrested for allegedly forcing Vietnamese women, who came to Japan as technical interns, into prostitution.
Police shoot knife-wielding man in Osaka
News On Japan - Nov 13
A police officer fired two shots at a man armed with a knife who is believe to have attacked and injured a nearby woman in Osaka on Monday morning.
Drunk man steals ambulance, falls asleep at the wheel 400m away
News On Japan - Nov 13
A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing an ambulance from a hospital in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture.
Historic Gunma temple 'Shakasonji' goes up in flames
News On Japan - Nov 13
The main building of Shakasonji, resting place of rakugo artist Sanyutei Enraku, burnt to the ground on Sunday.
Man in drag caught red-handed stealing used sanitary products from highway restroom
News On Japan - Nov 12
A 53-year-old man has been arrested for entering a women's restroom at a highway service area while dressed as a woman to steal used menstrual products.
57-year-old man ties up schoolgirl in hotel, steals cash using stun gun
News On Japan - Nov 11
An elementary school employee has been arrested for allegedly binding a high school girl's hands and feet in a hotel and stealing cash.
All-female Takarazuka Revue sued over death of performer
NHK - Nov 11
An all-female singing and dancing troupe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, has been sued by the family of one of its performers who apparently took her own life.
Blood splattered wild boar charges workers at Hiroshima factory
News On Japan - Nov 11
Footage of a boar on a rampage at a factory in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, shows the stricken beast continually charging workers before being captured.
