A woman was injured in a bear attack on Monday morning in Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan.
Police say a bear, about 1 meter long, attacked the 70-year-old woman in the town of Kawanishi when she was clearing leaves in front of her house.
Three people were injured in bear attacks on Friday in central Japan's Fukui Prefecture.
A bear assaulted a Japan Railways employee in his 50s at around 8:30 a.m. on Friday at the JR Tsuruga Station in the city of Tsuruga.
One person has died and at least 18 have been injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
Police say the blast occurred shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Japan time.
One person has died and at least 17 have been injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
Police say the blast occurred shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Japan time.
Japanese badminton star Kento Momota has returned home two days after suffering injuries in a car crash in Malaysia.
The world's number one player in men's singles was injured early on Monday when a vehicle he was riding crashed into a truck on a highway en route to the airport. The accident occurred hours after Momota clinched the Malaysia Masters title.
Japanese world number one badminton player Kento Momota has been injured in a vehicle crash near Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur.
Fire department officials say the accident occurred at around 5:00 a.m. on Monday, local time.