Rest of Body Found After Man Finds Human Leg in Nagano (Follow-up)
This is a follow-up to a story from November 27th entitled Human Leg Found In Field In Nagano Prefecture. Police investigators looking into the …
Skating Rink Featuring 5000 Frozen Fish Shut Down
The theme park Space World, which is located in the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, closed their skating rink on November 27th after …
Hardcore Pokéraps Straight From Japan
The big thing this past summer for many people was Pokémon GO and it seems a couple of Japanese rappers took notice and released …
Human Leg Found In Field In Nagano Prefecture
Follow-up to this story available here. At slightly before 10 AM on November 27th, a man was working his field in the village of …
Man Dies After Choking On Rice Ball During Speed-eadting Competition
On November 13th, a 28-year old man participating in a rice ball (onigiri) speed-eating competition in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture choked, lost consciousness and died …
Nose Biting British Man Arrested in Saitama
On November 13th, a drunk British man allegedly bit another man’s nose in a restaurant located in Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture. According to authorities, …
Idol Receives Death Threat On Twitter
On November 21st Yuki Sakura, who is known for being a member of the idol group Kamen Joshi (Masked Girls) and a graduate of …
Buddhist Priest Accused of Assaulting Junior High School Student
A junior high school student is accusing the priest of a Buddhist temple in Hinohara Village, Tokyo of physical assault.The 15-year old boy had …
Announcement: Japankyo.com
This is just a quick announcement. You can now access the site via japankyo.com.You can also send emails to info@japanyo.com. Next update is coming …
Two High School Girls Jump Off Dam In Iwate Prefecture
At about 1 in the morning on the 22nd of November police received a call from a man who reported that two women had …
Polygamous Idol Group Files For Divorce
In a sudden announcement during a live performance on November 20th the Japanese idol group Kiyoshi Ryujin 25 (清 竜人25), known for being a …
7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Off Fukushima Coast
A massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Fukushima region of Japan early Tuesday morning (Japanese time). This triggered tsunami warnings along …
