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Pedestrian attacked by sword-wielding man in Kanagawa
Japan Today - Aug 02
Police in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, are looking for man who attacked a pedestrian with a sword on Monday.
Japanese 'romance scam' ringleader detained in Ghana
NHK - Aug 01
Ghanaian authorities have detained a man wanted by Japanese police on suspicion of leading an international romance scam group.
Miss Earth Japan 2022 is Manae Matsumoto
pageantcircle.com - Jul 30
Manae Matsumoto bested 24 other finalists to be crowned Miss Earth Japan 2022 on Tuesday, July 26 at Hotel Chinzanso in Tokyo.
Japanese life expectancy declines for 1st time in decade due to COVID-19
Xinhua - Jul 30
The average life expectancy of Japanese women and men decreased for the first time in a decade in 2021 as the country struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic, health ministry's statistics showed Friday.
In Japan, the death penalty in indifference
globeecho.com - Jul 30
In Japan, handcuffing behind the back is reserved for people sentenced to death on the day of their execution.
Homeless Idol got over the hardship, surviving on riverbank when she was 15
Dark side of Japan Yuki - Jul 30
Now that I am living happily, I want those who are sufferiing to get well!
Emperor Emeritus visits Imperial Palace for fish research
NHK - Jul 29
Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito, who is receiving treatment for heart failure, has visited a biological laboratory at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
Japanese city takes action against aggressive monkeys
voanews.com - Jul 29
Officials in the southwestern Japanese city of Yamaguchi have formed a special unit, armed with tranquilizer guns to hunt down monkeys, after at least 42 reported attacks on people by the animal since July 8.
Japan’s toxic culture of working long hours
- Jul 29
A television commercial for an energy drink in 1990s Japan told viewers they could work 24 hours straight without feeling tired after consuming it. The claim, if made today, would be seen as an invitation to karoshi or death caused by overwork.
Japan grants 1st payment for death related to COVID vaccination
Japan Today - Jul 26
A Japanese health ministry panel has awarded for the first time a lump sum compensation payment to the family of an elderly woman who died after suffering an allergic response and sudden heart attack related to a COVID-19 vaccination.
Actress Shimada Yoko dies
NHK - Jul 26
Japanese actress Shimada Yoko has died at a hospital in Tokyo. She was 69.
Japanese Emperor Emeritus diagnosed with heart failure, condition improved
Reuters - Jul 26
Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito, father of the current emperor, received a diagnosis of heart failure but his condition has improved under treatment, an official at the Imperial Household Agency (IHA) said on Tuesday.
18-year-old driver arrested over fatal hit-and-run in Nagoya
Japan Today - Jul 26
Police in Nagoya said Monday they have arrested an 18-year-old male driver on suspicion of reckless driving resulting in death after he allegedly hit and killed a 17-year-old vocational student, and then kept going.
Osaka court fines man for putting 2-month-old son in freezer
Kyodo - Jul 26
The Osaka District Court on Monday fined a man 300,000 yen ($2,200) for briefly putting his 2-month-old son in the freezer compartment of a fridge in a hotel guest room in April last year.
Wild monkeys attack 8 people in Yamaguchi over weekend
NHK - Jul 25
Wild monkeys have attacked residents in the city of Yamaguchi, western Japan, injuring eight people over the weekend.
Being Japanese Part 1 of 2 | Full Documentary
Life Where I'm From - Jul 24
What makes a Japanese person Japanese? Is it the blood that runs through their veins? A parent they were born to? The country they grew up in? Is it how they look? How they act? How they speak? Their citizenship? A documentary exploring what it means to be Japanese.
