A black watermelon grown in Toma, Hokkaido, sold Tuesday for ¥500,000 in the year’s first auction of the popular fruit. Around 260 Densuke watermelons, known for their black and shiny skin as well as their crunchy texture, were auctioned off Tuesday at fresh produce markets in Asahikawa and Sapporo. The all-time record bid was ¥650,000, […]
The separate attacks in Akita prefecture over three weeks may be act of one bear which has got used to human flesh says local vet. People in northern Japan have been warned to stay away from mountain forests after four people were killed in a spate of bear attacks, amid a dramatic rise in the […]
Woman said she also drank drug-laced soup in attempted suicide. A woman was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing her husband by mixing 200 sleeping pills into his miso soup, which she also drank in an attempted suicide. Tochigi Prefectural Police arrested Toshiko Saito, 63, on suspicion of murdering her husband Rokuro Saito, 71, by lacing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
