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Man Flees After Spray at Ginza Six Mall Sends More Than 20 to Hospital

Officials say the episode appears to be a deliberate irritant attack and police are reviewing CCTV and forensic traces while hunting for the suspect.

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Zookeeper Served Murder Warrant After Bones Found in Zoo Incinerator

Eternal Flame Rescued as Fire Destroys Reikado Hall on Miyajima

Japan Sees Record Drop in Middle East Oil and First Tankers Clear Hormuz for Deliveries

Marines Fire HIMARS Near Mount Fuji for Second Straight Year

Bear Mauls Hiker in Okutama During Spike in Sightings

Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Ofunato Jolts Tohoku With No Tsunami Threat

Pepper-Like Smell on JR East Train Sends 10 to Hospital

U.S. Navy Masses 20+ Warships for Iran Blockade as George Washington Heads to Sea Trials

Kyoto Police Rearrest Adoptive Father on Suspicion of Killing 11-Year-Old

Japan Confirms First Fatal Bear Attack of 2026 as Police Probe Two More Deaths

Japan's Child Population Falls to Record Low for 45th Straight Year

Sakhalin Oil Tanker Set to Reach Japan as Tokyo Seeks Supply Relief

Japan to Receive Sakhalin-2 Crude as Hormuz Disruption Forces Supply Shift

Tokyo Police Arrest Suspect in Hammer Attack on Students

Bitbank, EPOS Unveil Japan’s First Exchange‑Settled Crypto Credit Card

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Shakes Hokkaido With No Tsunami Warning

Iwate Wildfires Force 3,200 to Evacuate as Two Blazes Burn Into Fourth Day

Hokkaido City Worker Confesses to Dumping Wife’s Body in Asahiyama Zoo Incinerator

Tokyo Police Refer Suspected Familicide Case, Arrest 2018 Roppongi Murder Suspect