Japan

A man, who grew tired of looking after his 92-year-old mother, allegedly suffocated her to death before taking his own life by hanging in Kyoto, Japan on Monday. Jan. 10.

At least two fast-food chains are experiencing supply shortages of fresh chicken and french fries, citing the impacts of worldwide staff shortages as Omicron spreads and a massive flood near the Port of Vancouver in Canada.

A Japanese woman sued the sperm donor of her second child on Wednesday after she found out that he lied about his background to her, forcing her to put the child up for adoption.

A woman allegedly strangled her ailing 90-year-old mother to death because she was worn out from looking after her.

A 42-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly locked his 2-month-old baby inside a freezer to perform a twisted prank on the infant. The incident happened inside a hotel room in Fukuoka City, Japan between April 15 and 16, 2021.

Police in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, nabbed a man onboard a passenger train after he reportedly proclaimed he tested positive for COVID-19, a move that he thought would allow him to sit comfortably and alone in one of its carriages.

A Japanese man was arrested on Wednesday after he was found to have faked the signature of a woman who didn't know him in order to get married to her.

A 67-year-old man allegedly stabbed his son's friend while they were having a drinking party on New Year’s Eve.

A Japanese mother allegedly killed her 9-year-old son by pushing him from the 23rd floor of a Tokyo hotel in a suspected murder-suicide attempt.

Two brothers in Japan reportedly kept their father's death a secret and lived with his remains in their house for over two years to continue receiving his pension money.

A mother allegedly killed her newborn son by throwing him from the second floor of a building.

An unemployed man allegedly killed his 88-year-old mother by stabbing her multiple times with a knife at their home in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

A Japanese man allegedly killed himself by jumping in front of a train after strangling his mother and leaving her for dead.

A 14-year-old schoolboy was reported dead after his schoolmate allegedly stabbed him with a 20-centimeter-long kitchen knife.

A man reportedly kept his parents' dead bodies at their home in order to continue receiving their pension.

Natsuki Nakashima has been arrested in Kimotsuki, Japan on Wednesday for the alleged child abuse of his one-month-old daughter Kokona, whom he reportedly punched to death.

A man suspected of murdering his neighbor and dumping her body in the mountains of Japan has been arrested.

A woman reportedly killed her husband by smashing a plastic bottle filled with water against his head.

An Osaka man has been arrested for allegedly burning his girlfriend's 3-year-old son to death with hot shower water.

A Thai woman living in Tokyo, Japan has been arrested after being accused of flushed her infant son down the toilet after giving birth in her condominium building.

Kozo Iizuka, a 90-year-old former government official, has been sentenced to five years in prison for causing the death of a mother and daughter.

A Japanese father who allegedly killed his 9-month-old baby out of frustration has been slapped with a 9-year jail sentence.

Contaminated doses were found in Okinawa, Gunma and Kanagawa containing pieces of what appeared to be rubber fragments from vial stoppers that entered the vaccine liquid.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshide Suga is stepping down from his position and will not seek re-election to focus on helping in the COVID-19 problem in the country.

U.S. biotech firm Moderna has unveiled that they are working with Japanese authorities to recall the three tainted batches of their COVID-19 vaccine after a probe found stainless steel contaminants in some vials.

A caregiver has been arrested for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman with dementia at a nursing home bathroom in Japan. 

A batch of Moderna vaccine delivered to Japan are suspected to have been contaminated with metallic particles.

Two commuters suffered serious chemical burns after a suspect reportedly attacked them with acid in a Tokyo subway station.

About 1.6 million doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine were removed from Japan's vaccine stockpile following reports of contamination in some vials, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare confirmed on Thursday.

The world's fastest rollercoaster, the Do-Dodonpa in Japan, has been shut down indefinitely earlier this month for a "safety overhaul” after at least four riders reported broken bones from the attraction in Fujiyoshida, the theme park, which houses the coaster, announced on Friday.