May 16, 2026Japanese man detained in the Philippines for allegedly sexually assaulting a child. Japan
May 16, 2026More details emerge about the Tokyo elementary school teacher arrested for rubbing his “lower body” against a 9-year-old girl’s water bottle mouthpiece: he had been known to do this kind of thing for 17 years, and the boys at his school called him “Echi-Echi Sensei”. Parents are furious. Japan
May 16, 2026Osaka High Court rules that part-lecturers that request permanent employment after 5 years of contracts can get it; four English and Japanese language lecturers reinstated at jobs at Osaka University with back pay Japan
May 16, 2026DVIDS – Images – From Festival to Friendship: Celebrating Collaboration at the 2026 Japanese-American Friendship Festival [Image 4 of 8] Japan
May 16, 2026Bus route suspensions reach even Tokyo, with outer wards like Adachi losing lines- “There’s a chronic shortage of drivers. No one wants to do the job…We often experience customer harassment if we’re just a little late, and you can earn more working in the private sector”. Japan
May 16, 2026A writer goes “undercover” with Sanseito, learns that internally, the party has many goals they still keep secret from the general public, including ending compulsory education after elementary school, “controlling the media” and “abolishing politicians and ministries that disregard the people” Japan
May 16, 2026Japan Earthquake Research Committee warns public to “Prepare for another major earthquake” – A “slow slip” with a moving epicenter which accumulates energy has been observed since the 4/20 quake in Aomori. The same phenomenon was observed before 3/11. Japan
