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JAPAN
Aug 29, 2016
Body of missing 7-year-old Nagano girl found floating in river
A girl who vanished Saturday is found dead Monday morning in a river in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2016
Misguided search for Hokkaido boy testament to unpredictability of children, rescuers say
The Hokkaido boy found six days after he went missing says he lost his sense of direction because he cried so much after his father ordered him to get out of the car.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2016
Chronology of events related to missing boy in Hokkaido
May 28, around 12:30 p.m. — Yamato Tanooka, 7, his parents and sister leave their home in Hokuto, Hokkaido, for a park in Shikabe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2016
Missing Hokkaido boy, 7, found alive but hungry in hut on SDF base
A boy is found dehydrated and hungry but otherwise healthy six days after he went missing on a mountain in Hokkaido.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2016
No Flight MH370 link to debris found on Malaysia coast, officials say
Aviation officials said on Friday a metal object recovered from Malaysia's east coast a day earlier was not from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2016
Awashima's 'Missing Post Office' opens London branch
A poste restante, or general delivery, service in Japan started a "branch" in central London on Tuesday, accepting letters addressed to anyone or anything.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
Japanese pair missing in Ireland; rental car found at seaside lot
Irish police are seeking information related to a Japanese couple in their 60s who have been missing in the western part of the country since last Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2015
Four held in Chiba after teen's body found near Narita airport
Two men and two minors are held on suspicion of abducting a female teenager listed as missing in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 7, 2015
A changing Japan needs to rethink how to safeguard children
On Christmas Day last year, a 17-year-old boy was sent to prison by the Saitama District Court for the murder of his maternal grandparents. Prosecutors demanded an indefinite sentence, but the court gave him 15 years after taking the boy's "environment" into consideration.
WORLD
Jan 24, 2015
Car found in Florida canal tied to 1978 missing persons case
A badly decayed car found in a south Florida canal may be the key to unlocking the fate of two teenagers who mysteriously disappeared nearly four decades ago, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2014
Thai couple held over missing Japanese man in Bangkok
Thai police said Tuesday they have detained a Thai woman and her husband in the disappearance of a 79-year-old Japanese man in Bangkok.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2014
Mount Ontake eruption deaths likely to surpass 60 as inquiries climb
Mount Ontake's eruption has left 16 missing and 47 dead so far, but phone calls and other records show the numbers are likely to grow.
WORLD
Sep 22, 2014
Raft sinks near Libya; 40 migrants missing
Forty migrants were missing after the raft that carried them sank around 30 miles (48.28 km) from eastern Libya, an Italian coast guard official said on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2014
Police continue search for 6-year-old Kobe girl
The Hyogo Prefectural Police continue to search for 6-year-old Mirei Ikuta of Kobe, who has been missing since Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2014
Body found on Mount St. Helens likely Japanese hiker missing since November
Teams searching over the weekend in Washington state found a body believed to be that of Yosuke Onishi, a hiker from Saga Prefecture missing since November when he attempted to climb Mount St. Helens alone.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2014
Okayama girl, 11, missing; GPS trail goes cold
An 11-year-old girl from Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, has been missing since leaving school Monday afternoon, the Okayama Prefecture Police said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2014
Saipan police call off search for missing Japanese sisters
Saipan police on Tuesday called off the search for two Japanese tourists missing since June 29, when they are believed to have set out to sea in an inflatable raft.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2014
Saipan police begin search for two missing Japanese sisters
A search is underway for two Japanese sisters who went missing on the Pacific island of Saipan after their rental car was not returned on time and they failed to board their scheduled flight home, police said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2014
More than 250 people with dementia missing in Japan
The number of people with dementia who are vanishing is rising, with the whereabouts of 258 unknown as of April.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2014
Missing professor returns from China
A Chinese professor at Kobe University who had been missing since traveling to China earlier this month has arrived back in Japan, a university official said Tuesday.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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