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Man arrested after spraying insecticide on woman and trying to strangle her
16 May 2026 @ 8:41 pm
Fukushima prefectural police have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he sprayed insecticide on a woman in her 20s and tried to strangle her…
2 more teens arrested over robbery-murder in Tochigi
16 May 2026 @ 8:38 pm
Another two 16-year-olds were arrested Saturday on suspicion of robbery and murder in Tochigi Prefecture, after two of the same age were taken into custody earlier in the…
61-year-old woman arrested for leaving body of 91-year-old mother at home
16 May 2026 @ 8:38 pm
Police in Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, on Saturday arrested a 61-year-old woman on suspicion of abandoning the body of her 91-year-old mother at their home.
According to police, Miho…
Tokyo’s life-size Gundam anime mecha statue will be removed this summer
16 May 2026 @ 8:37 pm
Seeing Tokyo’s life-size Gundam statue is an amazing experience, but also surreal one. Sure, Japan is the land of anime and all, but even then, a 19.7-meter-tall mecha…
Japan pharmaceutical firm warns against rare diseases drug after deaths
16 May 2026 @ 8:36 pm
A Japanese pharmaceutical firm has warned doctors against prescribing a drug for rare autoimmune diseases to new patients following the deaths of 20 people who took it.
Kissei…
Restaurants in Japan hit by visa pause for high-demand foreign workers
16 May 2026 @ 8:35 pm
Restaurant operators in Japan have been forced to review their approach to hiring foreign workers since the government suspended the issuance of special visas needed to work in…
Drake drops three albums at once
16 May 2026 @ 8:35 pm
Canadian rapper Drake has dropped a new album, with two more surprise companion albums to boot -- a whopping 43 tracks that stretch over nearly two and a…
Spanish star Javier Bardem says 'narrative changing' on Gaza
16 May 2026 @ 8:35 pm
Outspoken Spanish star Javier Bardem told AFP he was "getting more work than ever" despite his public campaigning against Israel's war in Gaza, something he attributed to "the…
'Parasite' director Bong says making animated film to 'surpass' Miyazaki
16 May 2026 @ 8:35 pm
South Korean maestro Bong Joon-ho -- who won three Oscars and the Palme d'Or at Cannes for "Parasite" -- is making his first animated film.
"Ally" is the…
Boeing confirms China commitment to buy 200 aircraft
16 May 2026 @ 8:33 pm
Aerospace giant Boeing has confirmed that China had committed to purchasing 200 aircraft during a visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump -- a deal that could…