Passenger dead after train's window is shattered by blown greenhouse
On May 21, in Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, many investigators were on the scene.They were inspecting what appeared to...
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Peruvian national arrested for hit-and-run & contraflow driving
A 34-year-old Peruvian national was arrested after driving wrong way on an expressway and fleeing after a collision acci...
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Nissan factory shutdown shocks workers and locals
Nissan employees and locals living near factories that were announced to shut down say they are “concerned” over the new...
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Chinese men arrested over hit-and-run accident and drunk driving in Saitama
Police arrested a 42-year-old Chinese man on May 18 on suspicion of hit-and-run and negligent driving resulting in injur...
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Japan's emperor and empress have dinner with visiting Swedish king
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako had dinner with visiting Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Imperial Palac...
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Emperor Naruhito plants rice at Imperial Palace
Emperor Naruhito planted rice in a tradition at the Imperial Palace on May 14.He planted 20 seedlings in total, of the ...
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Laundromats targeted for robbery north of Tokyo
At around 1:40AM on May 9, a laundromat was robbed in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture.In this security footage...
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Japanese supermarket chain to start selling American rice
George Glass, U.S. Ambassador to Japan: And we know that Japanese consumers are going to appreciate a product that meets...
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Empress Masako attends Red Cross event
Empress Masako attended the Japanese Red Cross Convention on May 13. She serves as the Japanese Red Cross Society's hono...
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Unexploded ordnance found at Hiroshima University
What appeared to be an unexploded ordnance was found at the demolition site of a lecture building at Hiroshima Universit...
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