A 51-year-old man has been arrested in Akita Prefecture on suspicion of fatally stabbing his 93-year-old father, after authorities initially considered the possibility he had been mauled by a bear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/crime-legal/son-murder-akita/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #akita #japanesepolice #bears
A survivor of an air raid on the city of Akita the night before the end of World War II continues to recount her terrifying experience 80 years ago, expressing regret that the war did not end a day earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/last-wwii-airraids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #akita #wwii #us
A woman was sent to hospital unconscious after an apparent bear attack outside a facility for people with disabilities, police said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/bear-woman-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #akita #animals #bears #disability
To ensure that lessons learned from misguided policy are passed on to future generations, former Hansen's disease patients are speaking up about their experiences of discrimination. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/japan-hansens-disease-discrimination-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #leprosy #health #discrimination #akita