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4 bodies, including children, found floating in sea in Kanagawa in apparent murder-suicide
5 June 2026 @ 7:36 am
Kanagawa prefectural police have confirmed that four bodies found floating in the sea near a beach in Manazuru town, Kanagawa Prefecture, are a family.
According to police, a…
Takaichi declines to confirm alleged smear video audio, irking opposition
5 June 2026 @ 7:34 am
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday declined an opposition lawmaker's request to listen to audio relating to reports alleging her office made anonymous videos smearing political opponents, drawing…
Bear that attacked 4 escapes Fukushima factory by unlatching window
5 June 2026 @ 7:34 am
A bear that had remained inside an electronics company's factory in Fukushima after attacking four people escaped from the premises, possibly by unlatching a window on its own,…
Man arrested after woman fatally stabbed in Hokkaido
5 June 2026 @ 7:34 am
Police arrested a 27-year-old man Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbing of a 21-year-old woman in Chitose on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, police…
American college student missing in Kyoto, last seen by family one week ago
5 June 2026 @ 7:33 am
Japanese police and volunteers are searching for an American college student who went missing in Kyoto and hasn’t been seen in a week.
Twenty-year-old James “Weston” Higginbotham and…
Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to merger
5 June 2026 @ 7:33 am
Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co and Edion Corp, another key company in the industry, said Friday they had agreed to merge under a holding company…
Ex-Nagoya teacher gets 3.5 years for sharing voyeuristic student images
5 June 2026 @ 5:39 am
A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced a former teacher at an elementary school in Nagoya to three years and six months in prison for taking voyeuristic images of…
House passes bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia in sign of impatience with Trump's approach to the war
5 June 2026 @ 5:23 am
The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine…
Putin sticks to hardline stance on war in Ukraine, but says Trump ideas could bring peace
5 June 2026 @ 3:51 am
President Vladimir Putin stuck to his hardline stance on the war in Ukraine on Thursday and said his troops were advancing on the battlefield every day, but he…
Australian far-right does U-turn on seizing foreigners' homes
5 June 2026 @ 3:50 am
A top representative of Australia's far-right One Nation party has clarified the party will not be kicking foreign permanent residents out of their homes if it takes power.…