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57-year-old man ties up schoolgirl in hotel, steals cash using stun gun
News On Japan - Nov 11
An elementary school employee has been arrested for allegedly binding a high school girl's hands and feet in a hotel and stealing cash.
All-female Takarazuka Revue sued over death of performer
NHK - Nov 11
An all-female singing and dancing troupe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, has been sued by the family of one of its performers who apparently took her own life.
Blood splattered wild boar charges workers at Hiroshima factory
News On Japan - Nov 11
Footage of a boar on a rampage at a factory in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, shows the stricken beast continually charging workers before being captured.
Japanese YouTuber caught defaming students in fictitious murder plot
News On Japan - Nov 10
A 25-year-old self-proclaimed YouTuber has been arrested on suspicion of defaming two students, a 15-year-old junior high school girl and a 21-year-old male university student, by claiming they were planning to murder him.
Worker who fell from Nagoya moat and left for 2 hours recalls harrowing ordeal
News On Japan - Nov 10
A 61-year-old worker who fell from a 7-meter high stone wall while setting up a ladder for weeding work in the inner moat of Nagoya Castle in July was left without emergency transport for 2 hours.
Woman beaten to death outside house, 2 men flee
News On Japan - Nov 10
Two men are on the run after fatally beating a woman on a residential street in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Japan's Princess Kako ends official visit to Peru
NHK - Nov 10
Japan's Princess Kako has wound up her official visit to Peru to attend events marking 150 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Car mows down 2 women in Sapporo during police chase
News On Japan - Nov 09
Two women believed to be foreign nationals in their 20s and 30s were struck by a hit-and-run car at a pedestrian crossing during a police chase on Wednesday in Susukino, Sapporo.
Japan's most unhinged scammer loses it all
Japanalysis - Nov 09
Watanabe Mai is Japan's cutest scammer. Learn exactly how she made her millions, and how not to fall for her lies.
Why are women happier than men in Japan's male-dominated society?
Japanese Comedian Meshida - Nov 09
You could say that Japanese women have a high level of happiness because they do not hold managerial positions in politics or business, instead they hold managerial positions in the house.
Review by media sought on response to sexual abuse by late Johnny Kitagawa
NHK - Nov 09
A Japanese group has called on domestic media organizations to jointly conduct a review on the media's silence regarding the sexual abuse by the late founder of a powerful talent agency.
25 Japanese phone fraud suspects arrested on plane home from Cambodia
NHK - Nov 09
Japanese police have arrested 25 suspected members of a fraud ring onboard an aircraft bringing them back to Japan from Cambodia.
Three men found bleeding from head in Tokyo riverbank attack
News On Japan - Nov 08
Three men were found collapsed along a Tokyo riverbank in the early hours of Wednesday with head injuries, with one unconsciousness and in a critical condition.
Kyoto Animation arson-murder trial hears mental competence arguments
NHK - Nov 07
Prosecutors and lawyers for a man accused of killing 36 people in Kyoto Animation gave more details in court Monday on their arguments over his mental competency.
Report finds deer abused in Nara
News On Japan - Nov 06
An investigation into a facility caring for Nara's deer population by a preservation society has found conditions inadequate, with reports that dozens died there every year.
Woman in Japan falls to her death from a 40m bridge while filming wild deer
straitstimes.com - Nov 05
A woman plunged to her death after losing her footing from a bridge while filming wild deer in Japan on Saturday.
