4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (68+ words) JIJI PRESS (Update) Tokyo Olympic Swimmer Gets Suspended Term for Dangerous Driving Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--The Tachikawa branch of Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced Tomoru Honda, a Japanese swimmer who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (64+ words) JIJI PRESS Tokyo Olympic Swimmer Gets Suspended Term for Dangerous Driving Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--The Tachikawa branch of Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced swimmer Tomoru Honda, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, to one…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (49+ words) JIJI PRESS Scam Base on Thai-Cambodia Border Linked to Organ Trafficking Chong Chom, Thailand, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Illegal organ trafficking may have been conducted at a scam compound on the Thai border with Cambodia, the Thai military has revealed....

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (58+ words) JIJI PRESS Multiple Knives Found in Gifu Cake Shop Arson-Murder Case Motosu, Gifu Pref., Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Gifu prefectural police have found multiple knives at a cake shop in the central Japan prefecture where two people were found dead after…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (54+ words) JIJI PRESS Japanese Attempted Murder Victim Demands Statute of Limitations Removal Nagoya, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--A victim of attempted murder in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in 2002 and his wife are advocating for the removal of the statute of limitations…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (67+ words) JIJI PRESS Elderly Taxi Driver Found Guilty over Fatal Hit-and-Run in Tokyo Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced former taxi driver Kiyotaka Zanami, 79, to three years in prison, suspended for five years, for his role in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (49+ words) Asuka-Fujiwara Ancient Capitals Added to World Heritage List Strong Quake Jolts Kumamoto amid 2016 Disaster Reconstruction (Updating) FIFA World Cup 2026 Best Moments Samurai Blue in 2026 World Cup in U.S., Canada, Mexico Japanese Athletes Win Record 24 Medals at 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics Hot…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (41+ words) JIJI PRESS Mauled Australian swimmer recalls punching shark An Australian school teacher mauled by a large shark at a Sydney beach says she fired a left hook at the predator before it dragged her underwater....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (40+ words) JIJI PRESS Japanese Prisons Promoting Dialogue with Citizens Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japanese prisons are engaging with citizens through an "interactive facility visit" program that allows visitors and prison officers to exchange views....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (51+ words) JIJI PRESS Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack Swedish police revealed that a 17-year-old student was the fatal victim of a sword attack at a high school where widespread tributes were paid to her Saturday....