July 2022 – Kobe Town

Indonesian man catches second monkey suspected of attacks in Japanese town

July 29, 2022

Gabriel Mawu, an Indonesian technical trainee, pictured in Yamaguchi, western Japan, July 29, 2022. (Kyodo) A town in western Japan whose residents were attacked…

50 injured in Monkey Gang attacks in Japan City, one shot dead

July 27, 2022

Authorities have been trying for weeks to track down the vicious gang. (Representative) Tokyo: Local authorities searching for a gang of monkeys that attacked…

Ex-Japan Education Min. A leader found guilty of corruption

July 20, 2022

Newfrom Japan Policy Jul 20, 2022 19:59 (JST) Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found a former senior…

2 ‘Ukrainian evacuees’ disappear from eastern Japanese town suspected of abusing support program

July 15, 2022

A suburban area in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma prefecture, is seen in this photo from May…

City in southwestern Japan to accept US military spy drones at MSDF base for 1 year

July 13, 2022

Kanoya Mayor Shigeru Nakanishi announces his intention to accept U.S. military spy drones, at the Kagoshima Prefectural…

West Japan Education Council asks schools to raise flags at half mast to mourn former Prime Minister Abe

July 13, 2022

(Getty Images) The board of education in the city of Sanda in western Japan has issued a…

Hello Kitty named “hometown ambassador” of central Japan city

July 10, 2022

An illustration of Hello Kitty as the Kofu City Hometown Ambassador is seen. (c) 2022 Sanrio Co.,…