Society
Japan's last line against African swine fever runs through Kansai Airport
A cured-ham buffet in Kansai has gone quiet, a Chinese woman was arrested over smuggled sausage, and 140 detector dogs are sniffing suitcases to keep a pig-killing virus out of Japan.
Bird flu found in dead crow in Akita, Japan's first wild-bird case this season
The H5 virus was confirmed in a dead jungle crow collected in Yurihonjo, and a 10km monitoring zone has been set around the site.
Bears in Tokyo's suburbs again as a cub charges an Ome doorway
A resident filmed a cub bursting from a bush after a strange, high-pitched call. A bear expert says that sound is a danger signal, and that the animals are losing their fear of people.
Sendai court rejects state liability for Fukushima disaster, despite TEPCO's own warnings
A high court ruling in the Tsushima case found the 2011 tsunami was not foreseeable, even though TEPCO staff had written that countermeasures were unavoidable.
Shimizu votes on becoming Tokachi-Shimizu as assembly passes referendum bill
The town assembly in Hokkaido approved an ordinance on Friday for a referendum on renaming the town, after a residents' group forced the issue. Voting will be limited to Japanese nationals from junior high age up, and a majority turnout is required.
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