JR East Trials Roaming “Trash Can” Robot Inside Shinjuku Station to Keep Crowds Clean and Moving

September 5, 2026 128

Daio Paper’s Elleair shares easy toilet paper “compression” hack for disaster-ready carry in Japan

September 5, 2026 90

Chiba Floods Disable 46 Police Vehicles; Prefecture Seeks National Funds for Replacements and Interim Leases

September 5, 2026 94

Six Suspicious Fires Within 100 Meters in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward; Elderly Woman Injured

September 5, 2026 97

“I Must Apologize to Chinese People”: Chinese-Canadian Educator’s Stark Take on Los Angeles Inequality Sparks Fresh Comparisons with Japan

September 4, 2026 123

Hiroyuki Sparks Debate: Is Japan’s Cautious Road on Ride‑Sharing and Autonomy Slowing Growth—or Building a Safer Edge?

September 4, 2026 92

Japan Re-Arrests High School Staffer, Arrests Woman After SNS Plot and Videoed Killing of About 30 Hamsters

September 2, 2026 119

Japan orders Tokai Kisen to dismiss safety and operations chiefs after on-duty drinking; tougher sanctions under review

August 29, 2026 94

Japan Warns of Summer Surge in Mobile Battery Fires as Cases Quadruple in Four Years

August 25, 2026 111

Minor Injuries After Ground-Level Burst at Yamagata’s Prestigious Akagawa Fireworks Competition

August 16, 2026 123

Tokyo’s Wide-Area Police Convoy Deploys to Kumamoto After Shindo 7 Quake, Prioritizing Aid Traffic

August 4, 2026 157

Sanyo Shinkansen Briefly Halted After Person Struck at JR Hiroshima; Man in His 30s Seriously Injured and 23,000 Affected

July 30, 2026 173

1.1-Ton Concrete Slab Falls from Aichi Children’s Land Bridge; Rides Suspended, No Injuries

July 30, 2026 119

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Vessel Hit in Persian Gulf; Stern Damaged, Crew Safe as Cause Probed

March 11, 2026 322

Pakistan’s Police Hit in Twin Attacks; TTP Claims Responsibility as Japan Assesses Security Implications

February 25, 2026 279