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Footage showing armed men dropping from a helicopter and seizing a cargo ship in the Red Sea has been released by Yemen’s Houthis.The video was released by the movement’s TV channel Al Masirah a day after the ship was hijacked by the group, who said th…
Footage shows masked gunmen jumping on to Galaxy Leader, which Israel says is British-ownedSee all our Israel-Hamas war coverageYemen’s Houthi rebels said they have seized what they called an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea, and warned that all vesse…
Ennosuke Ichikawa was part of apparent family pact to take their own lives after he learned he was to be accused of sexual abuseOne of Japan’s best-known kabuki actors has been given a suspended prison sentence for helping his parents die in an apparen…
As foreign population reaches record levels, the western prefecture of Mie has compiled a guide for those who need itIt is a linguistic trap few learners of Japanese have avoided: declaring yourself pera pera (fluent in a language) when you’re really p…
In a country where more than 40% get less than six hours’ sleep a night and millions nap at work, new ways to grab forty winks are big businessFor many of us, it is a daily ritual. The eyelids grow heavy as the after-effects of lunch kick in. The head …
Japan has gained another island after an undersea volcanic eruption 1,200 km south of Tokyo created a new landmass. The tiny island emerged following a series of eruptions that began last month near Iwoto island, part of the Ogasawara island chain in t…
New landmass about 100 metres across pops up above the waves near Iwoto island after eruptions began last monthJapan has gained another island to add to its already impressive collection, after an undersea volcanic eruption 1,200km (745 miles) south of…
Many in the city have put the Hanshin Tigers’ lack of success down to an unusual Colonel Sanders-based superstition, but it may be about to endThe last time the Hanshin Tigers were proclaimed the best baseball team in Japan, their fans celebrated by hu…
Man detained after eight-hour standoff at building in Warabi and earlier shooting at nearby hospitalJapanese police have captured a suspected gunman who holed up at a post office and have rescued a member of staff who was held hostage, NHK television r…
Amid lack of acorns and beechnuts in natural habitats, bears have injured 158 people and killed two since AprilExperts in Japan have warned that bear attacks are rising at an unprecedented rate, as the animals struggle to find food in their natural hab…
Judges reject requirement for trans people to remove reproductive organs for state-recognised gender changeJapan’s top court has ruled that a legal clause requiring people to undergo sterilisation surgery if they want to legally change their gender is …
The rise in nuisance influencers comes as tourism numbers in Japan near their pre-pandemic levelsA rise in the antics of nuisance influencers in Japan, who are accused of duping train ticket collectors and pretending to be homeless to get cash, has cau…
Ōizumi has welcomed foreign workers and boasts everything from Brazilian supermarkets to Turkish kebab shopsAn unassuming industrial town in Japan, far from the busy tourist hubs of Tokyo and Kyoto, is in the middle of an unprecedented social transform…
Concerns over fuel capacity with wrestlers onboard led to national carrier taking the ‘unusual step’ of transferring sumo rikishi to another flightJapan’s flagship carrier has been forced to lay on an extra flight at short notice after concluding that …
Move comes after assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe and growing criticism of fundraising activitiesJapan’s government has asked a court to strip the Unification church of its status, amid growing criticism of the group’s fundraising activities after…