Radio host Ikushima admits harassment and is taken off air
Longtime talk show host Hiroshi Ikushima has been removed from his two morning shows on TBS Radio for sexually harassing and ...
New theme park Junglia Okinawa to debut this summer
Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park opening in northern Okinawa Prefecture on July 25, will feature a Dinosaur Safari ...
Record number of schoolchildren killed themselves in 2024
A record high 527 students from elementary to senior high school age killed themselves in 2024, but the overall suicide rate ...
Indian company orders 50 ‘flying cars’ from Aichi-based SkyDrive
Suzuki's backing of SkyDrive when the venture introduced its aircraft technology to India is the latest of its boons as a ...
VOX POPULI: Aerial view of sinkhole and neighborhood turns existential
Without warning, the ground split. A huge sinkhole opened up on a road in a residential neighborhood. A truck fell into it ...
Pile-driving work begins in seabed off Henoko for U.S. air base
Workers on Jan. 29 began driving sand piles to shore up the soft seabed on the north side of Henoko in Nago, Okinawa ...
DeepSeek has rattled the AI industry. Here’s a quick look at other Chinese AI models
The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a ...
Niigata-bound tourists keep ending up in Akita Prefecture
As a taxi driver escorted three Australians into JR Yuzawa Station's tourist information center here, an employee was hit ...
SUMO/ New yokozuna Hoshoryu vows to be strong and not disgrace title
Less than two weeks after the sole yokozuna retired from the sport, the Japan Sumo Association on Jan. 29 filled the void by ...
Air Busan Airbus plane catches fire at South Korea’s Busan airport
SEOUL--An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in ...
Ex-prison officer gives rare look behind the walls of an execution
A former correctional officer offered a rare first-hand account of the execution of a death row inmate he participated in more than a half a century ago and his thoughts at the time.
PFAS levels in 80% of Okayama townsfolk exceed U.S. guidelines
More than 80 percent of Kibi-Chuo residents tested for cancer-causing organic fluorine compounds in their blood had levels exceeding U.S. guidelines, according to town officials.