Chinese man claims he defaced Tokyo shrine over Fukushima discharge

Yasuomi Hashimura, a renowned 79-year-old Japanese American photographer, tragically died on Nov. 11, succumbing to injuries sustained weeks earlier in an unpro...

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Employees at Shikoku Bank in Japan have signed a pledge vowing to “commit suicide” if they are found guilty of financial wrongdoing. The pledge, whi...

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Burger King Japan has released a Whopper with rice sandwiched between two rice-made buns. Dubbed the “Kyoto Whopper,” the burger contains the traditional Burger...

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Japanese police have obtained an arrest warrant on Thursday for a Chinese teenager accused of vandalizing a Tokyo shrine with graffiti, seemingly mimicking an a...

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A Japanese man is making headlines for running a marathon to honor his family who died in an earthquake earlier this year. Keisuke Oma, a 42-year-old police off...

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A survey by the University of Tokyo and The Nippon Foundation from April 24 to June 9 has uncovered a vast deposit of rare earth metals worth an estimated $26.3...

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Renowned Japanese poet and lyricist Shuntarō Tanikawa, whose work spanned over seven decades, died due to old age at 92 on Nov. 13. Celebrated for his modern an...

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A 65-year-old U.S. man was arrested in Tokyo last Wednesday for allegedly defacing a torii gate at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Shibuya. Steve Hayes, who arrived in Ja...

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Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team Chiba Lotte Marines confirmed on Sunday that phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki will be posted to the MLB soon. About Sasaki: Ob...

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Yuki Kawamura and Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura, the only two active Japanese players in the NBA, shared a heartfelt embrace...

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