Japan will allow riot police to shoot bears with rifles in a revision of its strict gun laws announced on Thursday as authorities battle a record number of fatal attacks. Bears have killed 13 people ...
Japan is deploying its military amid a flurry of deadly bear attacks in its mountainous regions. The country has seen a record number of attacks, with 100 people injured and 12 killed since April, ...
Simply sign up to the Japanese business & finance myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has called on the new administration in Tokyo to grant the Bank ...
Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) will assist local authorities in northeastern Japan in combating a surge in bear attacks that has resulted in multiple human deaths, officials said on Tuesday. Japan ...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference after the formation of a new Cabinet in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae ...
Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that her government will draw up a stimulus package to address rising living costs. Speaking at a press conference, Takaichi, who was ...
This year's Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas) winner Embroidery bounced back to winning ways with a straightforward win in the Shuka Sho at Kyoto on Sunday – her second victory out of Japan's three ...
TOKYO - Japan staged a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat five-times world champions Brazil 3-2 in a friendly at a sold-out Tokyo Stadium on Tuesday, earning their first-ever win over the South ...
Japan are 19th in the Fifa World Rankings, while Brazil are sixth Japan completed a superb second-half turnaround to secure a first-ever victory over Brazil in their international friendly in Tokyo.
The Giants have long been one of the NPB's most reluctant teams to post their players, but Okamoto will reach free agency following the 2026 season and seems intent on heading to MLB. Rather than risk ...
Pensioner Shizue Kato didn’t fancy the new “Demon Slayer” anime blockbuster and instead watched “Kokuho”, a rare live action cinema hit. Pensioner Shizue Kato didn’t fancy the new “Demon Slayer” anime ...
Pensioner Shizue Kato didn't fancy the new "Demon Slayer" anime blockbuster and instead watched "Kokuho", a rare live action cinema hit in Japan, where animation rules. "Many of our friends already ...