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Man arrested for burying parents’ bodies in garden rearrested for pension fraud
28 December 2025 @ 7:04 am
Police in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, have rearrested a 50-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fraudulently obtaining his deceased mother’s pension for three years.
Kazuya Hashino was arrested…
Inoue and Nakatani both win to set up potential Japanese super fight
28 December 2025 @ 7:04 am
Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue outpointed Alan David Picasso on Saturday to set up a potential pound-for-pound super fight with Junto Nakatani.
Three-weight world champion Nakatani also…
Japan's year-end homecoming rush peaks as long year-end holiday begins
28 December 2025 @ 7:04 am
Japan's year-end homecoming travel rush peaked on Saturday, with major train stations and airports crowded from the morning as families with suitcases queued on platforms, kicking off a…
Man arrested for threatening to kill woman, her family, boyfriend and dog
28 December 2025 @ 7:03 am
Police in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, have arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of threatening a female acquaintance in her 40s.
According to police, the man, who is…
China articles questioning Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa surge 20-fold
28 December 2025 @ 7:03 am
Articles by Chinese media questioning the history of and Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa Prefecture surged in November, analysis showed, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a Taiwan…
Wolf recaptured after escape causes chaos at Tokyo zoo
28 December 2025 @ 7:03 am
A zoo in western Tokyo was forced to close for much of Sunday after a wolf escaped from its enclosure, though the facility operator confirmed it had been…
Trump likely to continue economic-first approach toward Asia in 2026
28 December 2025 @ 7:03 am
Although U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign policy is often unpredictable, his economic-first approach toward Asia, applied both to China and Japan, seems almost certain to continue through 2026.…
Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar's first election in 5 years
28 December 2025 @ 6:05 am
Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar ’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages…
Russian drones, missiles pound Ukraine ahead of Zelenskiy-Trump meeting
28 December 2025 @ 2:20 am
Russia attacked Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones on Saturday, ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would be a crucial meeting…
Austrian skier Scheib takes World Cup GS for her 3rd win of the season. Shiffrin places 6th
27 December 2025 @ 9:04 pm
Skiing in front of her home crowd. Winning the race. And going top of the discipline standings.
Julia Scheib could have hardly wished for a better scenario to…