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With few help programs, Japan's sex offenders won't stop
Kyodo News, Published on 19/07/2025
» KYODO — Compared with other developed countries, Japan often gets a bad reputation for crimes related to sexual harassment including voyeurism, train molestations and worse.
US man arrested over pepper spray attack at Japan mall, over 40 injured
Kyodo News, Published on 24/05/2025
» CHIBA — An American man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of assault after allegedly releasing pepper spray in a parking lot at a shopping mall in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, injuring more than 40 people, local police said.
Facial recognition gates set to debut for Japan express trains
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2025
» TOKYO — Facial recognition ticket gates will be introduced Friday for some Keisei Electric Railway Co. express trains linking downtown Tokyo and Narita airport, aiming to reduce congestion caused by rising foreign tourists to Japan.
Cambodian trainee to sue farm manager in Japan over repeated rapes
Kyodo News, Published on 10/12/2024
» KYODO — A Cambodian woman who worked as a technical trainee at a strawberry farm north of Tokyo plans to file a damages suit against the farm manager, alleging multiple instances of rape that led to pregnancy and abortion, her lawyer said Monday.
JR East to increase fares by 7%
Kyodo News, Published on 07/12/2024
» TOKYO — East Japan Railway Company said Friday it has applied to the transport ministry to raise its train fares by an average 7.1% beginning March 2026, its first blanket fare hike since the company's establishment in 1987.
Final week to savour Japanese sweets
Life, Published on 20/11/2024
» Lovers of Japan have one more week to enjoy traditional Japanese sweets and arts during The Wagashi, Japanese Food, Crafts, And Ikebana Festival, which is running at Charoen Nakhon Hall, M floor of Iconsiam, Charoen Nakhon Road, until Nov 26.
Watch the Royal Barge Procession rehearsals
Life, Published on 17/10/2024
» In preparation for the Royal Kathin ceremony, the Royal Thai Navy will conduct a full-dress rehearsal of the Royal Barge Procession on Oct 22. From 3-6pm, visitors can watch the training run along the banks of the Chao Praya River from the Rama VIII Bridge to Wat Arun.
Japan sends first warship through Taiwan Strait, defying China
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/09/2024
» TAIPEI - Three United States allies sent warships through the Taiwan Strait in a rare defiance of China in those waters, on the same day Beijing fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean in 44 years.
JR East to run self-driving bullet trains
Kyodo News, Published on 11/09/2024
» KYODO - JR East said Tuesday it will start operating self-driving bullet trains on some of the sections of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line for commercial service in fiscal 2028 with a driver aboard to deal with emergencies, in what could be the world's first such high-speed train service.
Typhoon Shanshan slams Japan, killing 3
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2024
» TOKYO - At least three people were killed in southwestern Japan on Thursday as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture, bringing heavy rain and very strong winds as well as snarling air traffic and knocking out power to over a quarter million households.