Japan is experiencing an unprecedented bear problem. According to the nation’s Ministry of the Environment, the furry predators are confirmed to have killed seven people since March—the highest number …
Bears have killed a record 7 people in Japan this year
The figures do not include a suspected bear attack involving a 60-year-old hot spring worker who went missing on Thursday after he went to clean an outdoor bath.
Japan’s Ishin says ‘big progress’ made in coalition talks with LDP
The Japan Innovation Party and the Liberal Democratic Party made “big progress” in talks towards a possible coalition, party executives said on Friday, bringing LDP chief Sanae Takaichi closer to …
Osaka out of Japan Open as tennis injured list grows
Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka withdraws from the Japan Open through injury as tennis players continue to struggle.
Bears kill seven people in Japan this year as attacks hit record high
Seven people have died since April this year – the highest number since figures started being recorded in 2006, officials say.
Japan’s Takaichi Skips Yasukuni Visit Ahead of Possible Summits
Sanae Takaichi, a foreign policy hawk who is vying to become Japan’s next prime minister, opted not to pray at a shrine in Tokyo that some Asian countries see as glorifying Japan’s wartime past, ahead …
Asia financial stocks slip as US credit worries jolt investors
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian financial stocks dropped on Friday, with the worst declines in Japan, following a rout in U.S. regional banking shares on worries about mounting risks and credit quality.
Japan’s Takaichi woos right-leaning party to secure premiership
Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, held talks about a possible coalition with leaders of the right-leaning Innovation Party on Thursday, in a bid to …
Japan LDP’s Takaichi explores coalition with right-leaning party in premiership bid
Japan’s weakened Liberal Democratic Party is set to begin policy talks on Thursday with the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) as Sanae Takaichi, the ruling party’s new leader, woos an ally to help clinch a …
Japan’s Takaichi woos right-leaning party in race to be prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, held coalition talks on Thursday with leaders of the right- …