Society
Man arrested for assaulting taxi driver after refusing to pay fare
Japan Today - Dec 02
Police in Akiruno, Tokyo, have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a taxi driver after he refused to pay the fare.
Kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon dies
NHK - Dec 02
Kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon has died. He was a designated Living National Treasure.
Princess Aiko comes of age
NHK - Dec 01
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turned 20 on Wednesday. Having come of age, the princess will now engage in her official duties as an adult member of the Imperial family.
The hidden religion banned in Japan for 200 years
BBC Reel - Nov 30
In 1614 Christianity was outlawed in Japan. Under the new law – missionaries were arrested and sentenced to death. However, some Christians refused to abandon their religion and went underground, continuing their faith in secret for centuries.
These Crazy Japanese Crimes SUCK!
SAKURA senpai JAPAN - Nov 29
Unbelievable Japanese Crime... Is this only Japan?? Also I’m talking about a terrible Japanese “exclusive” smartphone feature
3 arrested over fatal assault of man on building roof
Japan Today - Nov 29
Three men were arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatally assaulting a 43-year-old man on a building roof terrace in Tokyo.
Japan in the 2000s | HD Footage | The lost decade
TRNGL - Nov 27
Japan scenes of daily life during the decade of the 2000s in 1080p. 35mm restored footage
No New Tiara for Princess Aiko at Coming-of-Age Ceremony
nippon.com - Nov 26
In a break from tradition, instead of having a new tiara made to mark the occasion, Princess Aiko will use her aunt’s tiara at her coming-of-age ceremony.
Man arrested over arson-murder of 2 nephews
Japan Today - Nov 26
Police in Inami, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of killing his two nephews, aged seven and 12, and then setting fire to their house, on Nov 19.
Junior high student fatally stabbed at school
NHK - Nov 25
A 14-year-old student was fatally stabbed in the stomach with a kitchen knife by another pupil at a junior high school in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Japan's Princess Mako new life in the US with her “Commoner” Husband
News 360 Tv - Nov 25
Princess Mako from Japan is getting her first taste of life as a commoner in New York City where she's now living with her new husband, Kei Komuro, after sensationally giving up her royal title last month.
Freddie Mercury's kindness revealed in heartwarming story from Gary Numan involving a Big Mac in Tokyo
smoothradio.com - Nov 24
Gary Numan has shared a lovely story about how Freddie Mercury went the extra mile to be a friend during a difficult night in the early 1980s.
Halloween train attacker rearrested
NHK - Nov 23
Police in Tokyo have rearrested a 25-year-old man for attempting to kill passengers on a moving train by splashing them with a flammable liquid.
2 bodies found at Osaka nursing home in suspected murder-suicide
Japan Today - Nov 22
Two bodies were found on the premises of a nursing home in Osaka on Wednesday in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
Oscar-winning Japanese costume designer Emi Wada dies at 84
Japan Times - Nov 22
Japanese costume designer Emi Wada, known for her Academy Award-winning work on a film by renowned director Akira Kurosawa, died on Nov. 13, her family said. She was 84.
14-year-old boy arrested after stabbing woman at Hokkaido shopping center
Japan Today - Nov 22
Police in Nemuro, Hokkaido, have arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed a 57-year-old woman at a shopping center.
