An elderly female driver trying to exit a hospital parking lot in Tachikawa City ended up on a sidewalk and killed two pedestrians, possibly mistaking the accelerator for the brake, police said on Saturday. The Tachikawa Police Station said Sachiko Uesu, 83, was trying to drive out of the parking lot of a hospital when […]
The largest “supermoon” in 68 years will grace the sky on Monday night. A supermoon occurs when the moon is full and in the closest part of its orbit to Earth. This makes the moon look bigger and brighter. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan says the moon will come to about 356,500 kilometers from […]
A man set a woman on fire following an argument in a restaurant in Japan, local media reported Saturday, in a rare act of violence in the country. The 52-year-old Iranian man was seen pouring liquid over his 36-year-old Filipina girlfriend before setting her alight at the eatery in Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, on […]
With the number of visitors to Japan rewriting record highs, Tokyo police are busy dealing with surging amounts of lost belongings for foreigners, Jiji Press has learned. According to a tally by the Metropolitan Police Department, at least 55,000 lost articles were returned to their overseas owners in fiscal 2015, which ended last March. In […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has met President Barack Obama to coordinate a smooth transition of power amid growing protests against the Republican. Trump visited the White House at the invitation of Obama on Thursday. They conferred in the Oval Office on their own for about 90 minutes. After the talks, the 2 spoke to reporters. […]
Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested a man on Monday for allegedly trapping a woman in his car and licking her foot, a case that could be tied to five similar incidents where the suspect was known among officers as the “foot licker man.” The 56-year-old suspect is charged with indecent assault for allegedly asking a woman […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President-elect Donald Trump plan to hold a meeting next week ahead of an APEC summit in Peru. Abe talked with Trump for about 20 minutes over the phone on Thursday. The Japanese leader congratulated Trump on his election victory and said he is convinced that the United States […]
Donald Trump has declared he has won the US election, in a speech to his supporters at his main election event in New York. He announced that his rival candidate Hillary Clinton has rung him to congratulate him, even though there are still some votes to be counted. “I’ve just received a call from Secretary […]
The developer of Pokemon Go says it has modified the settings so that people cannot use the app while driving. Fatal accidents have been caused in Japan by drivers who were absorbed in the popular smartphone game. Niantic said that on Monday it disabled the function for collecting items at “Pokestops” if players are travelling […]
South Korea’s military is on high alert for a possible provocation from North Korea, including a ballistic missile launch, on or around the day of the US presidential election. An official from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff commented on the matter at a news conference on Monday. The official said that being mindful […]
