Japan's Year-end Drinking Parties Make Post-pandemic Comeback

Akita dogs walk on Shibuya street to mark 100 years since birth of Hachiko
December 5, 2023
Dozens of Akita Inu dogs were paraded along a road in Tokyo's Shibuya ward to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Hachiko -- a…...Read more
Bear attacks in Japan top 200 for first time
December 2, 2023
Japanese government officials say bear attacks nationwide have surpassed the 200 mark for the first time. (NHK)...Read more
Man arrested after leaving ailing 86-year-old mother to die in park
December 2, 2023
Police in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, have arrested a 57-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of causing the death of his sick 86-year-old mother by leaving her…...Read more
Tokyo police arrest man on suspicion of abandoning girlfriend’s body
December 2, 2023
Police in Tokyo have arrested the boyfriend of a teenage girl on suspicion of abandoning her body. The man had already been arrested on a…...Read more

Japan’s year-end drinking parties make post-pandemic comeback