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Fukuoka City

Kazuhiro Ninomiya, 1976 Olympic Judo Champion, Dies at 79

He later guided the sport through roles in policing, coaching, Olympic officiating.

Tokyo Police Negotiate Fussa Standoff as Government Floats Henoko Expressway Link

Shots Reported Near WHCA Dinner Prompt Evacuation as Trump Says Suspect Arrested

Japan Debuts 69,000-Genome Database as Officials Press Youth Safety, Review a Police Mis-Arrest, and Weigh Nuclear-Waste Study

Japan Enacts 11-Day Stopgap Budget To Keep Government Running

Japan Set to Send GSDF Officer to UNMISS Chief of Staff Post

Japan Confirms Misawa Sea Deaths as Government Targets Oil Backups, Corporate Abuses, Vice-Governor Fix

Japan Sets Defense Revamp After North Korean Launch as TEPCO Halts Power Transmission at Reactor and JR East Raises Fares

Japan Acts on Safety and Integrity: Rail Probe Faults Maintenance, EV Motors CEO to Quit, Vote‑Buying Arrests Made

New Arrests Broaden Japan Child-Exploitation Probes

Takaichi Sets Lower House Dissolution as CDP and Komeito Near Deal on New Election Bloc

Early 2026 Brings Safety Push, Child‑Protection Arrest and Political Moves in Japan, With Venezuela Legal Questions

Japan Regional Briefing: Nagano Steps Up Bear Response as Experts Urge Calm

Japan Briefing: Winter Nuclear-Shelter Test Completed as Government Plans to End New Megasolar Support in FY2027

Man Arrested in Fukuoka Entertainment Complex Stabbings That Injured Two

Hokkaido Blizzard Prompts JR to Cancel 58 Trains, With Political and Public‑Safety Developments Elsewhere

Hokkaido Localities Confront Fiscal Strain: Tomari OKs Household Vouchers, Police Investigate SNS Scams, Quake Alert Triggers Fishing Pauses

Arrests Follow Two Fatal Pedestrian Crashes as Suzuki Withdraws and Nagoya GM Announces Exit

Komeito Sets Oct. 10 Talks With LDP as Coalition Hinges on Funding Answers

U.S. Declares Armed Conflict With Drug Trafficking Organizations as Report Ties Netanyahu to Flotilla Strikes