Rescuers have found 2 seniors in the mountains of Japan’s northeastern prefecture of Akita after they went missing 2 days ago. Both are in stable condition.The fate of the 2 men had brought much concern. Several bear attacks were recently reported in the prefecture. Mitsuo Mizusawa, 81, and Mitsuru Murakami, 75, went missing separately on […]
Two brothers, aged 3 and 10, were killed when the rubber boat they were in with their father was hit by a jet ski on the Kiso River in Hashima City, Gifu Prefecture, on Sunday. According to police, the accident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Fuji TV reported that the two brothers, their 8-year-old […]
Representatives from one of the most important Buddhist temples in Japan dating back to the eighth century admitted Thursday a high-ranking monk hit a young trainee monk, rupturing his eardrum. In a rare announcement, the Enryaku-ji temple offered an apology to its followers and pledged to guide its monks and staff “so they will live […]
Visitors have flocked to a temple in Kamakura City, near Tokyo, to view about 2,500 hydrangea flowers in full bloom.Many people visited Hasedera on Thursday after its gate opened at 8 AM.More than 40 types of hydrangea flowers cover the slopes around walking paths in the temple’s compound. They started turning color around mid-May and […]
Police say they have found a human body in a forest in northern Japan that could be the latest victim in a series of suspected bear attacks.Police and firefighters on Friday were searching for 74-year-old Tsuwa Suzuki in the forest in Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture. She had been missing for two days.Suzuki is believed to […]
Every year, tourists from all over the world go to Japan to witness the blooming of their snow-white national flower, cherry blossoms. But good news for Filipinos, a park that features cherry blossoms will be opening to campers soon. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the bond between Japan’s Kochi prefecture and Benguet province, over […]
Suspect told police she ‘strangled their necks’ and ‘wanted to die together’. A woman was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of strangling her two boys before loading their bodies into a car in an apparent murder-suicide attempt. Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested Asako Nakashita, 36, of Hikari City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on charges of abandoning a corpse after she was […]
A 96-year-old man in western Japan expressed his joy on Friday at being recognized as the world’s oldest university graduate. “I am genuinely happy. Learning is always fun at any age,” said Shigemi Hirata, who met reporters at his home in Takamatsu, showing his new Guinness World Records certificate. Born on Sept. 1, 1919, Hirata […]
Japanese police have confiscated written instructions believed to have been used in a surge of cash withdrawals from ATMs made using forged credit cards.Police say people took out a total of more than 1.8 billion yen, or about 17 million dollars, from about 1,700 automated teller machines across Japan on May 15th. The transactions took […]
Teenage girls were standing in front of suspect on ascending escalators. An off-duty senior police officer was arrested on Monday after he was caught taking illicit footage of two teenage high school girls. Takehito Fukuda, 25, a senior officer of the Chiba Chuo Police Station, was arrested and charged with voyeurism under the nuisance prevention […]
