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A police cordon is set up on Thursday near the scene where a couple was fatally stabbed a day earlier in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2024
77-year-old man arrested in connection with fatal stabbings and arson in Chiba
Investigators believe the suspect might have harbored resentment toward the deceased couple, which could have led to the attack on Wednesday.
Two people were found stabbed on the premises of a private home and were later confirmed dead at hospital, the Chiba Prefectural Police have said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2024
Couple stabbed to death near Tokyo
There were wounds to the man's stomach and the woman's chest, according to the local fire department.
Roki Sasaki delivers a pitch during the first inning of the World Baseball Classic semifinal against Mexico in Miami in March 2023.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 10, 2024
45-day negotiation window set to begin as Marines post Roki Sasaki
The right-handed flamethrower has until 7 a.m. (JST) on Jan. 24 to sign with an MLB team.
Amber Glenn of the U.S. performs during the women's short program at the ISU Grand Prix in Grenoble, France, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Dec 6, 2024
American skater Amber Glenn tops Japanese rivals at ISU Grand Prix final
Glenn took a narrow lead over Japan's Mone Chiba in the short program.
Donna Nelson (fourth from left) with her family members. Nelson was found guilty of smuggling drugs to Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2024
Australian woman given six-year sentence over Japan drug smuggling
Donna Nelson has said that she was a victim of an online romance scam and that she was not aware she was carrying luggage containing illegal drugs.
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2024
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling drugs.
Mone Chiba competes in the women's short program at the Cup of China in Chongqing on Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 23, 2024
Japanese figure skaters lead the way at Cup of China
Chiba, 19, skating to Donna Summer's "Last Dance," scored 70.86 to edge 0.02 points ahead of Amber Glenn of the United States.
Police have arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of robbery and murder of a hotel worker in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2024
47-year-old man arrested over Chiba hotel murder-robbery
Atsushi Egawa allegedly killed 56-year-old Hitomi Saeki, who was working at a hotel in Ichihara's Nakatakane district.
Roki Sasaki waves to fans after the Marines' final home game of the 2024 season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 11, 2024
Posting ace Roki Sasaki will leave Marines in awkward position
The Marines ace is expected to move to an MLB organization this winter.
The Marines will make ace pitcher Roki Sasaki available to MLB teams via the posting system, the team announced on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2024
Marines to allow fireballer Roki Sasaki to move to MLB via posting system
Sasaki is viewed as one of the best young pitchers in the world.
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police headquarters in Yokohama
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2024
Woman claims husband asked her to collect stolen cash in Yokohama murder case
Police allege the suspect, Miho Kimoto, was involved in the October murder of a 75-year-old Yokohama resident who was found bound and beaten in his home.
The Chiba Prefectural Police headquarters in the city of Chiba
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2024
28-year-old arrested on suspicion of violent robbery in Chiba
Yuta Kaneko told investigators he had searched for “part-time jobs” on X, where he was connected to someone who offered him ¥100,000 to “check on a package.”
The Chiba Prefectural Police headquaters in the city of Chiba
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2024
Hotel worker found dead in Chiba in suspected murder
Hitomi Saeki, 56, was reportedly bound at the wrists and had what appeared to be slash wounds on her neck.
Photos of Rikuto Kubota, who was on a wanted list over the robbery and abduction of a woman in Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2024
Suspect in Chiba robbery-abduction case apprehended
Rikuto Kubota is suspected of being one of the people who broke into a house in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 17 and abducted a 50-year-old woman.
Nico Echavarria of Colombia holds the trophy after winning the Zozo Championship on Sunday at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Oct 27, 2024
Nico Echavarria birdies final hole to win PGA Tour's Zozo Championship in Chiba
The birdie allowed Echavarria to avoid a playoff with two-time major winner Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman.
Nico Echavarria putts on the ninth green during the third round of the Zozo Championships in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Oct 26, 2024
Nico Echavarria takes two-shot lead into final round at Zozo Championship
Echavarria hit five birdies but had bogeys on the fourth and 11th, before holding his nerve to sink an eagle putt from two feet out on the 18th.
Tetsuya Chiba
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2024
Tetsuya Chiba becomes first manga artist to receive Order of Culture
The other six include cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and environmental risk management expert Junko Nakanishi.
The Chiba Prefectural Police headquarters in the city of Chiba. Police have arrested two men over a break-in at an 86-year-old woman's home in the city of Kamagaya at around 2:10 a.m. on Oct. 14.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2024
Suspect held over Chiba break-in received instructions via social media
The man said he received instructions through social media platform X as well as Signal, an encrypted messaging app.
A portion of the Tokyo skyline from an observatory deck at an industrial port in Kawasaki
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Oct 20, 2024
Japan scientists are tracking the big climate problem with tiny aerosols
The clear signs of climate change are everywhere, but a Japan team has found a way to trace the crisis with something that's a little less visible: aerosols.
A man believed to be involved in a robbery and abduction of a woman in Chiba Prefecture has turned himself in to police.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2024
Man surrenders to police over 50-year-old Chiba woman’s abduction
Authorities are investigating whether the case is connected to a series of robberies across four prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.

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