Video Shows Old Lady Chasing 14-Year-Old Girl After Cash Grab

Japan Society News - June 8, 2026 - 14:21
A 14-year-old junior high school girl was arrested on suspicion of robbery resulting in injury after allegedly spraying a woman in her 60s in the face and stealing her wallet during a robbery attempt in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture. (News On Japan)
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Japan Parliament Backs Female Royals Retaining Status After Marriage

Japan Politics News - June 8, 2026 - 14:13
The speakers and vice speakers of both houses of Japan's parliament formally presented a proposal on June 8th aimed at securing a stable number of Imperial Family members, seeking legislation on two measures previously recommended by a government expert panel. (News On Japan)
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Sakurajima Eruption Blankets Kagoshima in Volcanic Ash

Japan Travel News - June 8, 2026 - 13:52
A prolonged eruption at Sakurajima on June 7th blanketed parts of Kagoshima City in volcanic ash, turning roads gray and prompting long lines of vehicles seeking car washes after a plume of smoke rose 1,300 meters above the crater. (News On Japan)
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Japan's Current Account Surplus Rises 64.9% in April on Strong Exports

Japan Business News - June 8, 2026 - 09:27
Japan's current account surplus expanded 64.9% from a year earlier to 3.9078 trillion yen in April, marking the 15th consecutive month of positive balance, according to balance of payments data released by the Finance Ministry on June 8th. (News On Japan)
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Japan Revises Q1 GDP Growth Down to 1.8% on Weak Capital Investment

Japan Business News - June 8, 2026 - 09:04
Japan's economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the January–March quarter of 2026, according to revised gross domestic product (GDP) data released by the Cabinet Office, with the figure marked down from the preliminary estimate due largely to weaker-than-expected capital investment. (News On Japan)
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Nikkei Plunges More Than 3,100 Points on Technology Sell-Off

Japan Business News - June 8, 2026 - 05:48
Tokyo stocks tumbled sharply on June 8th, with the Nikkei Stock Average falling more than 3,100 points at one stage of morning trading as investors rushed to sell technology shares following a steep decline in U.S. markets at the end of last week. (News On Japan)
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Bear Spotted Running Through Central Utsunomiya Shopping District

Japan Travel News - June 8, 2026 - 01:34
A large bear was captured on security camera footage running through a shopping arcade in central Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in the early hours of June 7th, as authorities stepped up warnings following a series of bear sightings across the city. (News On Japan)
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Japan Steps Up World Cup Preparations in Mexico

Japan Sports News - June 7, 2026 - 23:26
Japan's national football team continued preparations for the FIFA World Cup in North America on June 6th, holding a partially closed training session near Monterrey, Mexico, on the fourth day of its pre-tournament camp. (News On Japan)
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Nationalism on the rise: Anti-foreign rhetoric gains ground in Japan

Japan Politics News - June 7, 2026 - 23:12
For several months, Japan has been moving in a more nationalist and conservative direction. The shift has been fuelled by economic challenges at home and growing regional tensions with China. (News On Japan)
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Unlicensed Peruvian Man Conducts Risky Medical Procedure During Delivery

Japan Society News - June 7, 2026 - 21:45
A clinic director and a former Peruvian staff member have been referred to prosecutors after the man allegedly performed medical procedures without a license, including an external cephalic version—a procedure used to manually turn a baby into the correct position before birth—at an obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Fukuoka City, raising concerns about patient safety and oversight in maternity care. (News On Japan)
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Akita Hot Spring Turns Rice Husks Into Fuel

Japan Technology News - June 7, 2026 - 21:38
A hot spring lodging facility in Akita Prefecture has introduced a biomass boiler that uses rice husks and buckwheat hulls as fuel, reducing reliance on expensive kerosene while creating a new use for agricultural waste. (News On Japan)
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Thousands Join Tokyo Pride

Japan Society News - June 7, 2026 - 14:51
One of Asia's largest LGBTQ+ events was held in Tokyo on June 7th, bringing together sexual minorities, supporters, businesses, and community organizations to celebrate diversity and call for greater equality and protections for LGBTQ+ people. (News On Japan)
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Yakushima Faces New Tourism Challenges

Japan Travel News - June 7, 2026 - 13:34
Yakushima, a world natural heritage island in Kagoshima Prefecture, is marking 60 years since the discovery of Jomon Sugi, the island's iconic cedar tree estimated to be more than 2,000 years old, as concerns grow over the future of the ancient forests that have long supported both tourism and local life. (News On Japan)
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How Historical Revisionism Fuels Modern Prejudice Against Ainu

Japan Education News - June 7, 2026 - 13:32
A panel exhibition held in Sapporo this year has reignited debate over what many experts and Ainu activists describe as a new form of discrimination—one that denies the Indigenous status of the Ainu people and seeks to reinterpret the history of discrimination they endured in Japan. (News On Japan)
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Tokai and Kanto Enter Rainy Season as Heavy Rain Threatens Western Japan

Japan Travel News - June 7, 2026 - 05:25
Japan's Meteorological Agency announced on June 7th that the rainy season is believed to have begun in the Tokai and Kanto-Koshin regions, marking the seasonal shift to wetter weather across a broad area of the country. (News On Japan)
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Missing American Tourist Found Dead in Mountains Outside Kyoto

Japan Society News - June 7, 2026 - 05:16
The family of James "Weston" Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student who disappeared during a family vacation in Japan, announced on June 7th that he has been found dead after a volunteer search-and-rescue group located his body in a mountainous area outside Kyoto, bringing a week-long multinational search to a tragic end. (News On Japan)
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Former BOJ Governor Kuroda Says Wages Are Outpacing Prices

Japan Business News - June 7, 2026 - 04:55
Rapid inflation and the weakening yen continue to squeeze household budgets across Japan, prompting renewed debate over the country's economic policies. Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, who spearheaded the central bank's aggressive monetary easing campaign under Abenomics, argues that the overall economy remains on a positive trajectory and that wage growth is now exceeding inflation. (News On Japan)
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Samurai Blue Eye Historic Breakthrough in 2026 World Cup

Japan Sports News - June 6, 2026 - 20:51
Expectations for Japan are unusually high heading into the 2026 World Cup, with the team now aiming not merely to reach the knockout stage but to finally break through the Round of 16 and advance to the quarterfinals for the first time. (News On Japan)
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Abashiri Prison Inmates Raise Wagyu Cattle

Japan Society News - June 6, 2026 - 05:51
At Futamigaoka Farm, operated by Abashiri Prison in Hokkaido, the people caring for the cattle are not livestock farmers but inmates serving prison sentences. Through daily work raising cattle, they are learning responsibility, empathy, and the value of life as Japan marks one year since the introduction of a new correctional system that places greater emphasis on rehabilitation. (News On Japan)
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Japan's Ancient Capitals Await World Heritage Status

Japan Travel News - June 6, 2026 - 05:37
Residents in Nara Prefecture are celebrating after UNESCO's advisory body recommended the archaeological complex known as the Asuka-Fujiwara Ancient Capitals for inscription as a World Heritage site, bringing the historic birthplace of Japan's ancient state one step closer to international recognition. (News On Japan)
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