Society
Farmer in Hokkaido posed as police officer in molestation of high school girl
tokyoreporter.com - Jul 23
HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a farmer who allegedly posed as a police officer during the molestation of a high school girl in Tomakomai City, reports Fuji News Network.
Meet Japan's Fastest Mochi Pounding Master
Asian Boss - Jul 22
We met Mr. Nakatani, a mochi maker from Nara, Japan who has been pounding mochi for the past 30 years.
Man gets 9 years in prison for killing woman with drink laced with stimulants
Japan Today - Jul 21
The Tokyo District Court has sentenced a 72-year-old man to nine years in prison for killing a 28-year-old female acquaintance by causing her to ingest lethal amounts of stimulant drugs.
Man gets 27 years for killing woman, tossing her body from bridge into river
Japan Today - Jul 21
One of two suspects arrested for killing a 48-year-old woman and then throwing her body into the Hinatami River in Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture, in 2019, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison by the Maebashi District Court.
Drunk droning arrest first of its kind in Aichi Prefecture
Japan Today - Jul 21
With the wide range of models and increasingly affordable pricing, drone flying has become an extremely fun hobby for many.
I Spent a Day with a REAL Ex-Yakuza Member in Japan
The Anime Man - Jul 21
Today, I conduct one of the most dangerous interviews I've ever done, as I sit down with ex-yakuza member TYSON for a day to learn the ins and outs of the Japanese mafia world.
Giant puppet from Tohoku arrives in Tokyo
NHK - Jul 19
A giant puppet named Mocco has arrived in Tokyo carrying messages from the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan.
80-year-old man found stabbed to death in Kyoto apartment
Japan Today - Jul 19
An 80-year-old man was found stabbed to death in his apartment in Kyoto, police said Sunday.
2 more bodies found at site of Atami mudslides
NHK - Jul 18
Search teams have found two more bodies at the site of massive mudslides that devastated the spa resort city of Atami, southwest of Tokyo.
2 years since KyoAni arson attack
NHK - Jul 18
A memorial service was held Sunday to mark two years since the deadly arson attack at a studio of the Kyoto Animation production company in western Japan.
Hamaguchi, Oe win Best Screenplay at Cannes
NHK - Jul 18
Japanese director Hamaguchi Ryusuke and scriptwriter Oe Takamasa have won the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival for the movie "Drive My Car."
The secret life of sake, Japan's national obsession
National Geographic - Jul 16
From boisterous bars in Tokyo to bucolic breweries in the hinterland beyond the capital, sake is intertwined with Japan’s cultural and spiritual life.
Chiba man admits to killing ‘about 100 cats’
tokyoreporter.com - Jul 16
A 49-year-old man accused of shooting two cats with an air gun in separate incidents has admitted to dozens of other cases, police have revealed, reports TV Asahi
What's Behind Japan's Child Suicide Crisis?
Nobita from Japan - Jul 16
I'm sorry for reporting a negative news so often. I know this video will make you uncomfortable, but I think it's so important to face the reality.
Tokyo vending machines sell Olympics souvenirs
INQUIRER.net - Jul 15
Japanese vending machines dispense everything from pizza to cigarettes and edible insects. Now there are even ones where you can buy Olympics souvenirs.
84 victims of atomic bombing 'black rain' eligible for aid, court rules
Japan Times - Jul 14
The Hiroshima High Court ruled Wednesday that 84 people in Hiroshima are eligible to receive state health care benefits even though they were exposed to radioactive "black rain" following the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing outside an area currently recognized by the government.
