With few people typically owning guns in Japan, special teams of police officers have been dispatched with rifles for the first time ever to locations that have seen rising numbers of bear incidents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/explainer/who-culls-bears-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #explainer #animals #selfdefenseforces #japanesepolice

Japan experienced one of its worst plane crashes 40 years ago, and controversial theories about what “really caused” the crash continue to swirl. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/japan/history/jal-crash-sdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #jal #toshiyaokabe #gunma #selfdefenseforces #airlines