When Japan’s predictable politics go awry

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner may lose their majority in the lower house of parliament, raising questions about the make-up of the next government, exit polls from Sunday's general election indicated. ( read original story ...)

Female employee at Tokyo girls bar stabbed to death

A female employee at a so-called girls bar in the Shimbashi district in Tokyo's Minato Ward was stabbed to death Sunday. Around 5:40 a.m., police received an emergency call from the bar reporting that its manager had captured a customer. ( read original story ...)