4 top places to visit in Japan off the beaten path, from the Japan Alps to East Hokkaido
With record visitor numbers in 2024 putting strain on Japan's tourist hotpots, here are four places to visit far away from ...
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Calls grow to abolish statute of limitations for hit-and-runs
Shunkichi Takayama, a lawyer who is knowledgeable about traffic offences, said bereaved families heightened their calls for stricter penalties for hit-and-run accidents in the 2000s. As a result ...
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Sleepy mountain city in Nagano still reeling from gun, knife attack
NAKANO, Nagano Prefecture—Residents in this normally quiet mountainous city were trying to return to a sense of normalcy on May 26 after being shaken and terrified by a deadly assault and a ...