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New information is coming out about Luigi Mangione's time in Japan: after being tipped off by followers, Japanese poker player Obara Jun acknowledged his chance meeting with the alleged shooter at a Tokyo restaurant.
Today came news that police arrested Luigi Mangione for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. We also discovered that, like many right-wing cranks, Mangione had some truly fantastical ideas regarding Japan's declining birth rate.
Gryllus CEO Watanabe Takahito had a mission: to promote cricket protein as a healthy, environmentally friendly alternative to meat. This week, the company filed for bankruptcy after right-wing conspiracies drove it out of business.
Tokyo police arrested four men at a painting company - including the CEO - for ordering a colleague to walk onto a train track and forbidding him from leaving, a murder that the four set up to look like a suicide.
Will you never have to swipe your Suica card again? JR East says it plans to roll out a version of the iconic card in 2028 that uses GPS, enabling tap-free travel.
Female job-seekers in Japan are facing a new avenue of sexual harassment, Japanese media reports. Some male employees are using apps meant for candidates seeking job search advice as a way to extort sex from women.