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Man Self-Immolates Near Japan Embassy in Seoul
Man Dies After
Seoul Self-Immolation
UPDATED
Jul 19, 2019 12:27 AM CDT

Man Dies After Seoul Self-Immolation

Police say he set fire in his car in front of the Japanese Embassy

(Newser) - A 78-year-old South Korean man died hours after setting himself ablaze near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Friday, police said, at a time of worsening tensions between Seoul and Tokyo. The man, surnamed Kim, ignited a fire inside his car parked in front of the building where the Embassy...

Alleged Japan Arsonist: &#39;They Ripped Me Off&#39;
Alleged Japan Arsonist:
'They Ripped Me Off'
the rundown
Jul 18, 2019 11:16 AM CDT

Alleged Japan Arsonist: 'They Ripped Me Off'

Witness overhears his complaint to police as death toll rises to 33

(Newser) - It's "too appalling even for words," says Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was referring to the alleged arson at an anime studio in Kyoto that has taken the lives of at least 33 people so far. More than 30 others were injured, some critically. Here is...

20 Feared Dead in Suspected Arson at Animation Studio
Dozens Killed in Arson
at Animation Studio
UPDATED
Jul 18, 2019 6:10 AM CDT

Dozens Killed in Arson at Animation Studio

Kyoto suspect shouted 'Drop dead!'

(Newser) - At least 26 people were killed and dozens more injured in a suspected arson attack at one of Japan's most famous anime studios Thursday morning. Police say a man "threw a liquid and set fire to it" in the attack at the Kyoto Animation's 1st Studio building,...

First, She Was Stabbed 60 Times. Now She's Suing

Mayu Tomita says the cops failed to protect her

(Newser) - A former Japanese pop idol who was viciously attacked by a stalker is taking her case to court, the South China Morning Post reports. Mayu Tomita, 23, was stabbed 60 times by a deranged fan in May 2016 and says police ignored warnings about her safety. Now she's suing...

First Whales Caught as Japan Resumes Commercial Hunt

2 minke whales are taken, and more than 200 are expected to follow

(Newser) - Japanese whalers returned to port Monday with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years, achieving the long-cherished goal of traditionalists despite slowing demand for the meat and changing views on conservation. A fleet of five boats left the northern Japanese port of Kushiro...

Kim Kardashian Trademarks &#39;Kimono&#39;
Kim Kardashian
Trademarks 'Kimono'
Jun 26, 2019 4:27 AM CDT

Kim Kardashian Trademarks 'Kimono'

Japanese people have a few issues with this

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian has trademarked the name "Kimono" for her new clothing brand and people in Japan have two main objections: 1. Kimonos have been part of their culture since many centuries before the rise of the Kardashians. 2. The new underwear line looks nothing like their traditional robes. Kardashian...

Scuba Jaunt Takes Frightening Turn for This Diver

Giant octopus latches onto him in Sea of Japan

(Newser) - If ever there were a video that makes us glad we're safe on our sofa and not floating in the ocean, this would be it. News.com.au reports the clip comes out of the Sea of Japan, where a Russian scuba diver swimming around the Garrow Peninsula is...

Amid Rampant N. Korean Poaching, Japan Fights Back

More than 300 boats forced out of squid-rich Japanese waters

(Newser) - The Japanese coast guard says its patrol boats have been pushing back hundreds of North Korean boats trying to poach in fishing grounds rich with squid off Japan's northern coast. Coast Guard officials say they have forced more than 300 North Korean boats out of Japan's exclusive economic...

Despite Global Accord, Japan to Resume Commercial Whaling
Commercial Whaling
Is Back in Japan
Jun 10, 2019 7:05 PM CDT

Commercial Whaling Is Back in Japan

Nation withdrew from global moratorium in December

(Newser) - After pulling out of an international agreement in December, Japan will resume commercial whaling next month. The International Whaling Commission's moratorium took effect in 1986. Japan has limited itself to "scientific whaling" since 1988, Quartz reports, though that claim was widely considered cover for continued commercial whaling. A...

Japan's Health Chief on High Heels at Work: 'Necessary'

He's pushing back on artist Yumi Ishikawa's petition against workplace dress requirements

(Newser) - Women across Japan may find workplace dress codes that require high heels to be onerous, but according to the country's chief health official, such mandates are just fine. Reuters reports that Health Minister Takumi Nemoto responded Wednesday to an online campaign started by artist Yumi Ishikawa that pushes back...

They Made Her Wear Heels to Work. So She Started #KuToo

Artist Yumi Ishikawa is leading campaign to ban high heels requirements in the workplace

(Newser) - Workplace dress codes can be annoying, but in Japan, there's a crusade to get rid of one mandate in particular, and it comes with its own hashtag: #KuToo. CNN notes the campaign and hashtag—a play on two words meaning "shoes" and "pain," and meant to...

NYT Reporter Gets Creative With Trump Event's Dress Code

Annie Karni wore her wedding dress

(Newser) - New York Times reporter Annie Karni was getting ready to head to Japan to cover President Trump's visit there when she found out about the dress code for one of the events she'd be attending—and she had to scramble to pack just the right thing, per Sky...

In Japan, Trump Responds to Horrific Attack There

'All Americans stand with the people of Japan,' he says after children are stabbed

(Newser) - The final morning of President Trump's visit to Japan was overshadowed by a horrific attack on schoolchildren near Tokyo . The president offered his condolences during a Tuesday morning appearance with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the AP reports. "I want to take a moment to send our prayers and...

Man Screaming 'I Will Kill You' Attacks Schoolgirls

3 dead in attack near Tokyo, authorities say

(Newser) - A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming "I will kill you" attacked schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, wounding 16 people and leaving three dead, including the attacker, Japanese authorities say. NHK national television, quoting police, said that the suspect died...

Trump Not 'Personally Bothered' by NK Launches

He breaks with host during Japan visit

(Newser) - President Trump said Monday that he is not "personally bothered" by recent short-range missile tests that North Korea conducted this month, breaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the president on four-day state visit full of pageantry. Standing beside Trump at a news conference after hours...

Trump Posts Surprising Tweet on Japan Trip
Trump Posts Surprising
Tweet on Japan Trip
the rundown
May 26, 2019 5:00 PM CDT

Trump Posts Surprising Tweet on Japan Trip

Meanwhile, Shinzo Abe is wooing him with golf and cheeseburgers

(Newser) - President Trump posted a tweet that likely surprised his Japanese hosts before they courted him Sunday with cheeseburgers, sumo-wrestling, and golf: "North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me," Trump tweeted Saturday, referring to short-range weapons that are...

Trump Opens Japan Trip With a Little Jab

The president mentions the US-Japanese trade imbalance

(Newser) - President Donald Trump opened a state visit to Japan on Saturday by needling the American ally over its trade imbalance with the United States, the AP reports. "Maybe that's why you like us so much," he joshed. Trump also promoted the US under his leadership, saying "...

'There Is a Groper Here. Please Help'

Anti-groping app is hot in Japan

(Newser) - A smartphone app developed by Japanese police is being widely downloaded by women trying to protect themselves from gropers on packed rush-hour trains, the AP reports. The "Digi Police" app was originally issued by Tokyo police three years ago, but a function to scare off molesters was only added...

Minister Asks World to Write Japanese Names Differently

Last name should come first, he says

(Newser) - Japanese foreign minister Taro Kono—first name Taro, last name Kono—would like the world's media to start calling him Kono Taro. The minister said Tuesday that, as a new royal era dawns in Japan, it is time for the international media to start putting the family name first...

Trump on Foreign Car Tax: Postponed
Trump Makes
2 Big Moves
on Tariffs
UPDATED
May 17, 2019 2:15 PM CDT

Trump Makes 2 Big Moves on Tariffs

He lifts them on Canada and Mexico and postpones action against Japan, Europe

(Newser) - Bogged down in a sprawling trade dispute with US rival China, President Trump took steps Friday to ease tensions with America's allies—lifting import taxes on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum and delaying auto tariffs that would have hurt Japan and Europe. By removing the metals tariffs on...

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