3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (277+ words) A man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of blasting loud radio and guitar noise at his house in Kyoto for more than seven years, causing neighbors to suffer from insomnia and other ailments, police said. Kazunori Yokoi allegedly exposed…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (440+ words) Faced with complaints about noise, garbage and other nuisances, municipalities in Tokyo are ramping up inspections of minpaku private lodging facilities and imposing restrictions as the number of such properties rises. Local authorities in the Japanese capital are zeroing in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (621+ words) Small compost bins that turn kitchen scraps into soil with the help of microorganisms are finding a growing audience in Japan, driven by rising interest in sustainability and low-waste lifestyles. Composting systems that do not require soil replacement and compact…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (295+ words) According to police, a male relative who received a call from the daughter's workplace saying she hadn't shown up for work, went to the apartment at around 12:30 p.m. and found the bodies, Jiji Press reported. He called 110 and said the women,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (289+ words) A third worker has been confirmed dead after a roughly 40-meter-high scaffolding collapsed at a demolition site in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, while one worker who likely fell into the ocean remained missing, police said Wednesday. In the Tuesday incident that…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (314+ words) Two women and one young girl were found dead in an apartment in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, on Wednesday morning, in what police believe was a murder suicide. According to police, at around 2:20 a.m., a resident of the next-door apartment called…...