2 reported injured in a hospital shooting in Toda, Saitama Japan. The suspect fled the scene on a motorcycle and sought refuge in a post office. Japan permits civilian ownership of hunting rifles and airguns. Reports from local media indicate that the police in the central Japanese city of Toda have responded to a shooting … Read more
Bomb and murder threats faxed to schools across Japan. Threats were faxed from a Tokyo-registered number. Texts sought ransom payments between 300,000 and 3 million yen. Japan police are looking for the person who received bomb and murder threats to numerous schools, forcing hurried closures. This week, the threats were faxed to colleges and high … Read more
TOKYO – Japan on Wednesday declared a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency for Tokyo, neighboring Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and 9 other prefectures, as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been spreading rapidly in these areas. Under the quasi-state of emergency, restaurants and bars will be asked to close early and stop or limit the serving of … Read more
