‘Lonely’ dolphin blamed for leaving bathers bloodied in Japan
Eighteen people have so far been injured in apparently unprovoked attacks by the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin off beaches in the town of Tsuruga.
Julian Ryall in asian news
Japan’s police to deploy AI-powered drones in disaster-hit areas to deter looters
The drones will be used to complement police officers on the ground and use AI to identify individuals acting suspiciously in a disaster zone, such as by moving from one damaged building to another and carrying items. Operators will then instruct officers on the location of suspects.
Japan-based Cambodian activist demands Hun Sen and PM son release his brother
Vannith Hay, 28, brother of activist Vanna Hay, was detained on August 16 as he attempted to cross the Cambodian border into Thailand, the latter told This Week in Asia. Vannith was trying to flee his homeland just days after Vanna managed to get seven members of his immediate family to Japan, where he has lived since 2008.
Japan group sends memory sticks of abduction film to North Korea: ‘better to try’
An organisation that supports the families of Japanese kidnapped by North Korea has started to send memory sticks containing a film about the abductions and details of around 470 missing individuals into the North attached to balloons or in bottles.
Japan’s broadcaster NHK slammed after its reporter says Diaoyu Islands belong to China
The male journalist, who has not been named but is reported to be in his 40s and who has been working for NHK radio since 2002, was delivering a broadcast in Mandarin on Monday when he deviated from the script, NHK said in a statement.
Japan’s Mount Fuji claims more lives this climbing season – ‘don’t underestimate’
Officials said all six who have died so far this year were Japanese nationals, with five apparently succumbing to the effects of altitude sickness, made worse by bad weather close to the 3,776-metre summit. The other fatality was a man who died in a fall.
As Shigeru Ishiba bids for Japan’s top job, LDP conservatives may prove stumbling block
Former defence chief Shigeru Ishiba has emerged as the Japanese public’s favourite for the posts of president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister, but experts say his popularity may falter as party insiders rally around conservative alternatives, potentially fracturing the September 27 vote.
In Japan, karate expert who broke haunted house ghost’s jaw loses 13-year lawsuit
A karate expert’s attempt to fight off a haunted house ghost with a jaw-shattering kick has ended in legal defeat after 13 years of litigation, with Japan’s courts ruling that his frighteningly over-the-top response was anything but reflexive.