Japan

• 15 injured in stabbing at chemical plant in Japan, arrests made

  Eight people were taken to hospitals after being stabbed by the man with a knife at a factory of the tiremaker Yokohama Rubber Co. in the city of Mishima.

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  Dec 26, 2025
  
• Hiker’s watch logged moment man’s heart stopped in Japan bear attack

  The victim was walking about 200 metres ahead of a friend near an area known as the '560-meter rocky peak,' when the friend heard a cry for help.

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  Dec 12, 2025
  
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• Man attacked by bear outside public toilet in busy Japanese city

  The building where the bear attack occurred is centrally located, close to homes and restaurants, and only 1 kilometre from city hall.

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  Nov 28, 2025
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• Spike in suspected bear attacks leaves multiple people dead in Japan

  Reports of bear attacks in Japan, including in residential neighbourhoods, have become more common in recent years.

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  Oct 14, 2025
• Bear attacks 2 in Japan grocery store, ransacks sushi section

  Extra police patrols were deployed to busy commuter routes in the area where the grocery store attack occurred to ensure the safety of children on their way to school.

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  Oct 8, 2025
• Japan likely to get its first female PM as ruling party picks new leader

  Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister. In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the 64-year-old Takaichi makes history as the first female leader of Japan’s...

  World

  Oct 4, 2025
• Trump inks deals with Japan, Philippines as Aug. 1 deadline approaches

  President Donald Trump announced new trade deals with Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines as the Aug. 1 trade deadline set by Trump inches closer.

  U.S. News

  Jul 23, 2025
• More than 1,000 earthquakes in 2 weeks leave Japanese islanders sleepless

  Those living on the remote islands anxious and fearful of what might happen, and the national weather service has no idea when the quakes will end.

  World

  Jul 3, 2025
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• Man looking for his phone airlifted from Japan’s Mt. Fuji twice in 1 week

  The climber, who was not publicly identified, was first airlifted with altitude sickness near the peak of Mount Fuji.

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  Apr 28, 2025
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• Man arrested after influencer stabbed to death while livestreaming on Tokyo street

  Tokyo metropolitan police said they had arrested Kenji Takano, 42, on suspicion of attempted murder, but he has not been charged yet.

  World

  Mar 14, 2025