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Tokyo drift: Black bear that sent Japanese city into lockdown, sparked multi-day search, captured

The adult bear, which was estimated to weigh about 100 kg, was eventually shot with a tranquilizer gun, loaded onto a cage on a truck, and driven away. It is unclear what the city will do with it.

Black bear at Yellowstone Park, photographed May 22, 2026. (Illustrative)
A wanted destination. Japan

Arkia expands the competition and launches a direct route to Tokyo

Markets are closely watching the next moves in the U.S.-Iran conflict, as renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to threaten global oil flows, inflation stability, and investor confidence.

Stocks shake off Iran jitters as AI pushes market up, even amid oil climbs and Hormuz crisis

EMERGENCY SERVICE workers operate in front of the Ginza Six shopping complex, after an irritant was sprayed by an unknown person, in Tokyo, Japan, May 25, 2026.

Man sprays unidentified chemical into Japan mall, injuring at least 20 - report


Captivating concert tour: Roi Dayan enchants Japanese audiences with his mandolin mastery


Business and pleasure: Israel and Japan sign a new visa agreement

Visa applicants must meet a number of basic requirements including a clean criminal record, having medical insurance and having a way to support themselves. 

 Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen and Japanese Foreign Minister Kenji Yamada sign the "work-holiday" visa agreement in April 2023.

Team Israel baseball players were filmmakers for new documentary about 2020 Olympic run

A documentary had followed Team Israel’s Cinderella run in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and the filmmakers wanted to make a sequel.

 TEAM ISRAEL won a silver medal this week at the European Baseball Championships in Torino, Italy, after a heartbreaking 9-4 loss to the Netherlands in the final.

Japan to start paying citizens one million yen to leave Tokyo

The financial incentives highlight the challenges that Japan is facing with its low birth rate and long life expectancy.

Rainbow Bridge at night, Tokyo, Japan

Israel and Japan celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations


Israel, Japan make strides towards free trade agreement

Israel and Japan have a relatively large volume of trade, with $1.23 billion in Israeli exports to Japan and $1.51 billion in the other direction.

 Defense Minister Benny Gantz on the first diplomatic visit to Japan since 2012.

‘Tokyo Shaking’ enacts a real-life disaster - film review

The acting, cinematography and production are highly polished, but the script seems designed to mute any real conflict.

 ‘TOKYO SHAKING’

Israeli accused of drug smuggling in Japan found dead in prison

The prisoner's defense attorney claimed that he was held in conditions that did not suit his medical state and that the High Court refused to transfer him from there despite his complaints.

 DRUGS CONFISCATED during Magen Hanegev.

'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' but chocolate can too - study

According to a Japanese study, moderation in all things - including chocolate and apples - can produce multiple health benefits.

Chocolate

With flowers and a gun salute, Japan bids farewell to slain Abe at state funeral

With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honored slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former Prime minister in 55 years.

 Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Akie Abe, widow of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe look as Abe’s remain is placed during the state funeral of assassinated former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe Tuesday Sept. 27, 2022.