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Accidental Bear Spray Release Sickens Eight at Nagoya Post Office

The episode highlights growing public-safety risks from widespread use of repellents as Japan faces a sharp rise in bear attacks.

Japan Raises Visa Fees Fivefold and Triples Departure Tax

M6.1 Earthquake Strikes Off Iwate Coast

Rocket Lab Delivers 10th Synspective StriX Satellite

Japan Orders Mass Evacuations as Two Tropical Storms Approach Coast

Tokyo Elementary Fire Forces Evacuation of Hundreds and Injures 10

M5.5 Earthquake Shakes Eastern Japan, No Tsunami Warning

Japan Approves Revised Megaquake Plan for Greater Tokyo

Japan’s H3 Rocket Returns to Flight With New Low-Cost All-Liquid Variant

SBI Shinsei Bank Ties Deposits to Crypto Vouchers Redeemable for BTC, ETH or XRP

Utsunomiya Bear Tranquilised and Captured After Multi‑Day Hunt

Bear That Shut Schools in Utsunomiya Captured After Four-Day Hunt

Auburn Student Found Dead Near Kyoto After Days-Long Search

Auburn Student Found Dead Near Kyoto After Weeklong Search

Bear That Attacked Four Escapes Fukushima Factory After Opening Window

Elusive Fukushima Bear At Large After Factory Attack

Auburn Student Missing in Kyoto After Yamashina Station Sighting

Man Arrested After Knife Attack in Chitose Leaves Woman in Cardiac Arrest

Jangmi Makes Landfall in Wakayama and Triggers Japan’s Top Flood Alert

Japan Orders Removal of Kawagoe Mosque Built Without Permits