March 9, 2026Prime Minister Takaichi: “Cabinet ministers should not be late” in response to Minister Onoda’s tardiness to a cabinet meeting. Japan
March 9, 2026Gasoline prices in Japan expected to exceed 200 yen per liter due to sharp rise in crude oil prices, experts estimate Japan
March 9, 2026False rumors that Taiwanese spread trash at World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome go viral across Japanese social media. The images appear to have been AI generated Japan
March 9, 2026In March of last year a Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau employee was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s in a public toilet stall. The prosecutor has decided not to charge him. No reason was given. Japan
March 8, 2026Lawyer of 53-year-old teacher seeks suspended sentence, saying unlikely to re-commit offense, He is charged with breaking into 16 year old female student’s hotel room with spare card key during school trip and committing indecent assault without consent Japan
