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Tomohiro Kato, a man on a death row for killing seven people and injuring 10 others in an indiscriminate rampage in Tokyo’s Akihabara district in 2008, has been executed, sources said Tuesday. His ... ( read original story ...)

Japan confirmed its first case of monkeypox on Monday with a man in his 30s in Tokyo testing positive, the Tokyo metropolitan government said. The patient traveled to a European country from late June ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Nagoya said Monday they have arrested an 18-year-old male driver on suspicion of reckless driving resulting in death after he allegedly hit and killed a 17-year-old vocational student, and ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan for an estimated cost of $293 million, the Pentagon said on Monday ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's habit of city mascots is nothing new, but what make Sapporo City's 100th Anniversary special is having Hatsune Miku, the queen of vocaloid, as the PR mascot for the city's anniversary event. ( read original story ...)

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare confirmed its first case of monkeypox case in man in his 30s from Tokyo. He returned from Europe and has a history of contact ... ( read original story ...)

A new ranking report has placed Tokyo - which hosted the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games last year - top in its annual list, becoming the first ... ( read original story ...)