Find, a company that provides AI-based lost-and-found management, announced on December 12th that it has launched a new service enabling users to search for misplaced items across multiple transport operators and commercial facilities, allowing individuals to conduct a single unified search even when they are unsure where they dropped their belongings. (News On Japan)

Eco bags became a daily necessity after Japan introduced mandatory charges for plastic shopping bags in July 2020, yet many consumers still found it surprisingly troublesome to fold them neatly, a frustration that helped propel the rise of a product that not only solves this inconvenience but has now captured the attention of both Japanese and overseas buyers, with sales of the series reaching 17 million units. (News On Japan)

Two people died and nine others were injured in the incident in Rhode Island on Saturday.

A 24-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her younger sister in the back with a kitchen knife at their home in Kisarazu on the night of December 13th. (News On Japan)

Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest crime syndicate and a designated organized crime group under special anti-conflict measures in Hyogo Prefecture and other regions, convened a meeting in Shizuoka City’s Shimizu Ward on December 13th. (News On Japan)

Belarus carried out a large-scale amnesty on December 13th, releasing 123 detainees that included a Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist and a Japanese national. (News On Japan)

Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, attended the 50th anniversary ceremony for the Faculty of Nursing at Chiba University on December 14th, where she delivered an address that emphasized her longstanding respect for the profession. (News On Japan)

Otsu’s centuries-old festival tradition has been approved for inscription on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, marking a significant recognition of the cultural and communal value of the Otsu Festival’s Hikiyama parade. (News On Japan)

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.

New South Wales Police say that 12 people were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.

A team of workers who labor through the night for the benefit of society were followed closely as they undertook two extraordinary tasks: transporting a 50-metre wind turbine blade across narrow residential streets in Shizuoka Prefecture and carrying out behind-the-scenes maintenance at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka after the park had closed. (News On Japan)

Police are searching for the suspect after a gunman opened fire in a classroom, killing two and injuring nine others in Providence, Rhode Island.

The actor and wrestler brought the curtain down on a 24-year career that saw him become one of wrestling's biggest stars.

The actor and wrestler brought the curtain down on a 24-year career that saw him become one of wrestling's biggest stars.

Local media says one of the suspects is an imam at a mosque, and police allege he "called for a vehicle attack".

Local media says one of the suspects is an imam at a mosque, and police allege he "called for a vehicle attack".

"It's a feeling of incredible happiness," says political prisoner Maria Kolesnikova, freed after more than five years.

The gunman is at large after opening fire in a building where exams were taking place at the campus in Providence, Rhode Island.

As some Somali migrants fear what might happen next, the BBC speaks to one deportee in Mogadishu.

Interviews with dozens of actors, producers and camera crews reveal an industry attempting to weigh the lesser of two horrible choices.