Spanish authorities announced on November 1 that a Japanese national was confirmed to have died in a rear-end collision ...

Firefighters and police entered a shopping district near the Geku, or Outer Shrine, of Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefectur...

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Japan launches disaster response agency to brace for major catastrophes

The Japanese government launched the National Disaster Management Agency on November 2.The new organization will serve a...

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Hokkaido train hits a bear and derails, causing disruptions to JR Soya Line services

Shortly before 11 p.m. on October 30, a limited express train bound for Wakkanai collided with a bear between Teshio-Nak...

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US Marine arrested over drunk driving during curfew in Okinawa

In late October, a Marine Corps corporal assigned to the US military’s Camp Hansen in Okinawa Prefecture was arrested fo...

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Man steals luxury watch from Nakano Broadway store in Tokyo

On the night of October 29, a man tried on a luxury watch at a store on the third floor of the Nakano Broadway shopping ...

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Chinese tourist arrested over alleged pickpocketing on a train in Japan

Japanese police have arrested a 36-year-old Chinese national on suspicion of theft.According to police, the man allegedl...

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GMO chairman says vital info for identifying cyberattack and blackmail perpetrator obtained

On October 29, GMO Internet Group Chairman and CEO Kumagai Masatoshi said that vital information that could help identif...

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo dies at 90

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo died on October 22. He was 90 years old.Fukuda was born in 1936 as the eldes...

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Downgraded typhoon brings potentially warning-level rainfall to Japan

Typhoon Champi transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on the night of October 25 as it moved north across the East C...

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