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Man Dies After Being Run Over by Festival Float in Osaka

45 min 22 sec ago
A 26-year-old man died after being run over by a traditional yagura float during a procession in the Okada district of Sennan, Osaka, on the morning of October 11, with emergency services receiving a call shortly after 7 a.m. reporting that he had been struck by the wheels during the local Yagura Festival. (News On Japan)
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Woman Arrested After Slashing Elderly Man’s Neck

1 hour 14 min ago
A 23-year-old woman was arrested on the afternoon of October 12th in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, after she allegedly slashed the neck of an 83-year-old man with a knife inside a residential home, leading to his death shortly after. (News On Japan)
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Six Arrested For Taking Student To Cambodia To Work In Phone Scam

October 12, 2025 - 10:24
Police have arrested six people, including 51-year-old Reo Yagi, on suspicion of taking a university student to Cambodia to participate in a special fraud scheme. (News On Japan)
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Woman Cyclists Dies After Dragged 250 Meters, Myanmar Man Arrested

October 12, 2025 - 10:19
A woman riding a bicycle was killed after being dragged about 250 meters by a truck following a collision at an intersection in Osaka’s Fukushima Ward, with police arresting the driver at the scene. (News On Japan)
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Woman’s Blouse Set on Fire on Sapporo Subway Platform

October 12, 2025 - 09:50
Police in Sapporo are searching for a man who set fire to the back of a woman's blouse at around 1 p.m. on the platform of Odori Station on Sapporo's Tozai Line on October 4th. (News On Japan)
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Police Hold Anti-Fraud Event, Warn That Officers Never Contact by Email or LINE

October 12, 2025 - 08:50
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department held a community event in Suginami Ward on October 11 to raise awareness and prevent special fraud schemes that continue to target residents. (News On Japan)
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Number Of Foreign Residents In Japan Reaches Record 3.95 Million

October 11, 2025 - 11:37
The number of foreign residents in Japan has reached a record high of nearly 4 million, according to the Immigration Services Agency. As of the end of June, 3,956,619 foreign nationals were living in the country, an increase of about 190,000 from the end of 2024, marking the highest total on record. (News On Japan)
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'Papa Katsu' Cop Indicted for Indecent Acts With Underage Girls

October 10, 2025 - 16:49
An officer of the Osaka Prefectural Police has been arrested and indicted for allegedly committing indecent acts against a girl he met through “papa katsu,” a practice in which older men provide financial support to younger women in exchange for companionship. (News On Japan)
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'The True Story of Empress Kojun' Released

October 10, 2025 - 01:03
Japan's Imperial Household Agency has released The Official Record of Empress Kojun, chronicling the life of Empress Kojun, wife of Emperor Showa and grandmother of the current Emperor. (News On Japan)
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Typhoon No. 22 Leaves Hachijo Island Devastated with Roofs Torn Off and Roads Blocked

October 9, 2025 - 20:26
Typhoon No. 22, classified as a very strong system, made a direct hit on the Izu Islands, leaving widespread damage across the region. On Hachijo Island, located about 300 kilometers south of Tokyo, the storm brought record-breaking rainfall and violent winds, leaving residents stunned by the destruction. (News On Japan)
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Kyoto’s Pine Trees Wrapped in Straw to Guard Against Winter Pests

October 9, 2025 - 07:23
In Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture, workers carried out the traditional practice of “komo-maki,” wrapping straw mats around pine trees to protect them from harmful insects as the autumn season deepens. The activity takes place each year around “Kanro” (Cold Dew), one of the 24 solar terms marking the seasonal transition toward winter. (News On Japan)
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Bear Breaks Into Gunma Supermarket

October 8, 2025 - 06:14
A bear entered a supermarket in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture on Tuesday night, attacking two male customers before escaping to the south. (News On Japan)
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Two Hyogo Police Officers Arrested for Possessing Marijuana

October 8, 2025 - 06:10
Two police officers from the Hyogo Prefectural Police have been arrested for possessing marijuana, admitting they kept it for personal use. (News On Japan)
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Bosozuku Rattle Tokyo's Harumi Flag Apartments

October 7, 2025 - 23:06
Footage filmed near the Harumi Flag Apartments in Tokyo shows groups of motorcycles revving their engines loudly into the night at a nearby intersection, disrupting the peace of families living in the new residential complex built on the former site of the Tokyo Olympic Athletes’ Village. (News On Japan)
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University Ex-Employee Arrested for Spraying Bodily Fluid on Female Student’s Shorts

October 7, 2025 - 22:56
Police have arrested a 43-year-old former employee of Tsuda College in Kodaira, western Tokyo, on suspicion of property damage after he allegedly took a female student’s shorts from a locker and defiled them with bodily fluid. (News On Japan)
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Okinawa Court Orders Families To Pay For Police Station Damaged In Riot

October 7, 2025 - 10:08
The Naha District Court’s Okinawa branch has ordered a group of former youths and their parents to pay more than 4 million yen in damages to Okinawa Prefecture over a riot that took place three years ago when a crowd surrounded the Okinawa Police Station and destroyed vehicles and other property. (News On Japan)
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Over 40,000 Sign Petition Against Hotel in Wasabi Fields

October 7, 2025 - 03:42
A hotel construction plan in the rural wasabi-growing area of Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, has sparked strong opposition from local residents who fear it will damage the landscape and threaten the region’s iconic wasabi fields. (News On Japan)
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Aぇ! Group’s Kusama Released From Custody After Public Indecency Arrest

October 6, 2025 - 21:01
A tearful Kusama Richard Keita of the idol group Aぇ! Group was released from the Mita Police Station in Tokyo on October 6th around 2 p.m., wearing a black suit and bowing deeply as he apologized. With his voice trembling, he said, “I sincerely apologize for the trouble I have caused,” lowering his head for about ten seconds. (News On Japan)
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Emperor and Empress Visit Kyoto for First Time in Six Years

October 6, 2025 - 05:45
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited Kyoto for the first time in six years to attend an international forum that began on October 5th, where discussions focused on the role and implications of artificial intelligence in society. (News On Japan)
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Mobile Battery Catches Fire on Osaka Metro, Two Women Injured

October 5, 2025 - 12:49
A mobile battery caught fire inside a train on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line on October 4th, injuring two women and disrupting operations on both northbound and southbound tracks. (News On Japan)
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