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 ...

Just one month after a leadership vote by the conservative Liberal Democratic Party anointed Shigeru Ishiba as the new prime minister, the party entered the election under considerable pressure ...

By David Waldstein Masa Kawai wore his faded Yankees cap on Wednesday as he served customers at the Japanese doughnut shop he owns in Edgewater, N.J. It was two days before Game 1 of a World ...

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The mesh fiber of the umbrellas gives the holder sight of assailants, if any. While the crime rate in Japan is considerably lower than most nations, the recent spate of knife attacks, including the ...

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 ...

And while a quality chef’s knife can do the trick, an electric knife can really come in handy. Featuring two serrated blades that saw back and forth, the best electric knives make quick ...

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 ...