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Former trade minister questioned over gift scandal as probe resumes Today 06:26 am JST Today | 04:07 pm JST TOKYO Prosecutors have questioned a former Japanese trade minister over a money and gift scandal after they resumed their investigation into the case following a civil inquest bodys decision in February that he merits indictment, sources close to the matter said Friday. The office of the former minister Isshu Sugawara is alleged to have offered money and gifts to suppor...

Teacher accused of abducting girl to hotels further arrested for sex with other minor A middle school teacher in custody for allegedly abducting a girl last year has been further accused of paying another minor for sex, police have revealed, reports the Asahi Shimbun In the latest allegations, Yasuhiro Funayama, 43, allegedly engaged in sex with a high school to engage in sex at a hotel in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture on six occasions between last August and January. Acc to the Takenots...

Over the past year, situations like enforced work-from-home conditions and schools closing down have pushed many Japanese people to spend more time at home than they ever did before the pandemic. This unprecedented increase of people being stuck at home, coupled with coronavirus-related&#x...

TOKYO -- Police arrested two men on Feb. 25 on suspicion of attempting to smuggle the shells of endangered sea turtles into Japan in violation of inte

Starting with health care workers, vaccinations against COVID-19 will begin as soon as Feb. 17. Pfi

news 91% of Japans local govts yet to tap doctors for COVID-19 vaccinations: Mainichi survey The Mainichi © The Mainichi A COVID-19 vaccination drill takes place in the city of Kawasakis Saiwai Ward in Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2021. (Mainichi/Naotsune Umemura) TOKYO -- Ninety-one percent of municipal governments surveyed by the Mainichi Shimbun said they are still "making arrangements" to line up doctors needed to administer the coronavirus vaccine. Furthermore, nearl...

Japan Photo Journal: Snow strikes Tokyo, with more on the way for much of Japan January 29, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki) Snow falls on Tokyos Nerima Ward as flurries hit the Japanese capital on the afternoon of Jan. 28, 2021. People were seen walking with umbrellas, and children played in the white stuff. Due to a low-pressure system and a strong winter pressure pattern, extremely strong wind is forecast to hit areas across Japan, with heavy snow falling mainly on the Sea...

news Shutdown of sobriety support groups due to coronavirus takes toll on alcoholics in Japan The Mainichi © The Mainichi An alcoholics meeting is seen here in Tokyos Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 2, 2020. One is held somewhere in Tokyo almost every day. (Mainichi/Natsuko Ishida) TOKYO -- Appeals from the Japanese government to stay home as a measure to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus have forced sobriety peer support groups to cancel their meetings, which has led people to fa...

Doctor arrested for dangerous driving resulting in death Dec. 21, 2020 06:00 am JST Dec. 21, 2020 | 06:37 am JST TOKYO Police in Tokyo on Sunday arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death after he hit and killed a man in his 80s on Saturday night. Police said Hiroki Nagase, a doctor who is head of the Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, has admitted to the charge, Sankei Shimbun reported. He was quoted as saying he was took his eyes of...