Woman indicted for murder of 79-year-old mother in Okinawa Prefecture
17.03 2024: According to the indictment, the woman knocked her mother to the floor in their home and then stabbed her in the neck with a pair of scissors. Prosecutors have not disclosed whether the woman has admitted to the crime,…
A new exhibition aims to bring Yoko Ono's art out of John Lennon's shadow
14.02 2024: In her landmark 1964 performance “Cut Piece,” she gave gallery visitors scissors and invited them to snip away at her clothes. In this show, visitors can stomp on “Work to be Stepped On,” hammer a nail into canvas,…
New documentary gives a human face to those with disabilities in Japan
12.02 2024: paper, scissors -- is very important. Aoyagi said he wants audiences to gain a real understanding of what it is like to be at a facility for people with disabilities, rather than leaving it to the imagination.…
Man arrested for cutting woman’s skirt from behind with scissors
26.07 2023: Ibaraki Prefecture, have arrested a 56-year-old man on suspicion of property destruction after he used a pair of scissors to cut a 19-year-old woman’s skirt as she walked along a street. According to police,…
Man arrested for trying to rob convenience store says he was hungry
17.04 2023: …entered the store at around 6 a.m. and threatened the 34-year-old employee at the cash register with a pair of scissors, Kyodo News reported. Ejiri demanded money but the employee refused and pressed a silent alarm which alerted police.…
Woman arrested after stabbing mother’s hand with scissors
26.03 2023: Hokkaido, said Sunday they have arrested a 27-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of assault after she stabbed her 56-year-old mother in the hand with a pair of scissors. According to police, the incident occurred at around 11:…
Robbery at Tokyo apartment leaves one suspect dead; 4 get away
22.03 2023: …there was a scuffle, during which he stabbed one of them in the neck with scissors. The others overpowered him. He and his employee had their arms and legs bound with tape. The intruders stole one million yen in cash,…
South Africa win Dubai Sevens for 4th straight time
03.12 2022: …dummy in his own half and break to the posts. Van Wyk also got the second try on a scissors move and wrong-footed three defenders. Siviwe Soyizwapi got the third try in first half stoppage time from an intercept when Ireland was pushing to get…
3 men arrested for causing injury resulting in death after pushing man into river
16.11 2022: Prior to the incident, the three suspects and another man were arrested on assault charges after forcibly cutting Mizuuchi’s hair with scissors. But the Okayama District Public Prosecutors Office released the men.…
Man arrested for assaulting police officer while attempting to steal gun at Shibuya koban
24.10 2022: The suspect grabbed the officer’s neck and threatened him with a pair of scissors. He then tried to steal the gun from the officer’s holster. The officer, who is in his 20s, suffered minor injuries to his forehead while fighting off…
Man arrested for cutting high school girl’s skirt, groping her on train
18.10 2022: …which also occurred in September, Kaku used scissors to cut a 10-centimeter-long strip off the teenage victim’s uniform. The 23-year-old then placed his hand through the gap and touched the girl’s buttocks.…
Japanese sailor attacked at Solomon Islands memorial service
08.08 2022: Japanese navy media team and that he was stabbed in… Radio New Zealand reported that the victim was part of a Japanese navy media team and that he was stabbed in the neck with a pair of scissors,…
Marauding monkey caught, killed after dozens injured in Japan
27.07 2022: …pest in some areas, eating crops and even entering homes. But the spate of attacks in Yamaguchi is unusual, with some residents telling local media that they are now carrying umbrellas and tree-cutting scissors to defend themselves.…
People in some parts of Japan now legally allowed to smile for their driver’s license photos
20.06 2022: …part of the campaign is Oda Nobunaga, one of Japan’s three great unifying samurai lords of the Sengoku period. ▼ Incidentally, Nobunaga and Ryoma have both had their samurai swords used as inspirations for luxury katana-style scissors.…
Wild Plants and Where to Find them: Foraging in Japan
16.06 2022: a container for your goods, a knife or scissors (a knife is better as there is more leeway), gloves, emergency food, water and a bear bell (just in case). Additionally, anyone heading out should do so with a local guide.…
Keiichiro Kumada’s Sustainable Shoeshine Store in Tomigaya
31.05 2022: The walls surrounding him are covered with threads and leathers in different hues sourced from wholesale markets in Asakusa, as well as scissors, pliers, screwdrivers and various types of hammers. “I actually don’t have that many…