Tokyo’s Shinjuku bans street drinking at night on Halloween

The assembly of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward unanimously enacted an ordinance on Friday to ban street drinking at night in certain entertainment districts during the Halloween period. Street drinking at night will be banned in Shinjuku 3-chome and Kabukicho 1 ... ( read original story ...)

Haason Reddick is vacationing in Tokyo after blowing off Jets’ minicamp

Yet, Haason Reddick has shown he isn’t like every NFL player. On Thursday, the Jets’ two-time Pro Bowl defensive end revealed he is in Tokyo through an Instagram story on what seems to be a leisurely vacation. Reddick is captured strolling the streets and wrote “The Lost Samurai” over the video clip. ( read original ...

In Japan, These Women Want to Opt Out of Motherhood More Easily

The entrenched rule of Japan’s right - leaning Liberal Democratic Party, along with the country’s deep-rooted traditional family values, have prevented progress in reproductive rights, said Yukako Ohashi, a writer and member of the Women’s Network for Reproductive Freedom. ( read original story ...)

Man killed in suspected bear attack in Japan

A 58-year-old man has been killed in a suspected bear attack in Japan. Construction worker Yasuhiro Kobayashi was found in a forest in Nagano Prefecture on Friday afternoon. He had large wounds on his ... ( read original story ...)