Another image showed a man with blood on his face being held to the ground. Multiple knife attacks have occurred in China this year, including several involving school children. Last month, a ...

The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power. By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and ...

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There are a lot of great knives being made in Poland, South Africa, France, Russia, Japan, and, yes, China. But, hand on a bible, I believe the very best knives are still being made in the United ...

The West Japan Railway Co. has developed an umbrella that can withstand blades and knives. The Japan Railway West will start installing two in each of the 600 trains that run along in the Kinki region ...

What does a Japanese person recall? Doraemon, the friendly robot helper of an enormously popular eponymous anime series. So goes an anecdote making the rounds in Japanese tech circles. It suggests ...

The new umbrellas will be better as they will be more compact, lightweight, and easier to store. (Photo: Adler Chaloryoo) Photograph:(Others) A string of knife attacks has prompted a Japanese rail ...

Japan is set to introduce stab-proof umbrellas on trains following a spate of knife attacks. The West Japan Railway Company, or JR West, has announced it will deploy two of its new specialist ...

This initiative by West Japan Railway Co (JR West) comes in response to several violent incidents on trains, including a knife attack in July 2023 that left three passengers injured. In a separate ...