Japan

NAHA – A 35-year-old man has been rearrested on suspicion of persuading a high school girl to expose herself during

OSAKA – A growing number of Chinese families are moving to Japan to escape their country’s fiercely competitive education system,

EHIME – A rare pod of around 50 dolphins was spotted swimming through the Seto Inland Sea off Ozu, Ehime

GUNMA – Police in Gunma Prefecture rearrested a 30-year-old man on October 18 on suspicion of murdering his former mother-in-law

YOKOHAMA – Atsumi Harasawa, a 59-year-old lawyer making her first bid for mayor, won Yokohama’s mayoral election on October 18,

KAGOSHIMA – Japan’s H3 rocket successfully launched the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima

KAGOSHIMA – Japan will launch its H3 rocket No. 10 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 4:41

Tottori – Princess Aiko, the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, arrived in Tottori Prefecture on October 19