- Oct 22
Snake found under carpet of Japan Air Commuter plane grounds Fukuoka flight
A mechanic found a non-venomous snake about 40 centimetres long under the carpet of a Japan Air Commuter aircraft at Fukuoka Airport on Monday, 19 October 2026. The flight to Kagoshima was cancelled while the animal was searched for and captured.
- Sep 24
Shin Ohashi sets 200m breaststroke world record of 2:04.83 at Asian Games
Japan's 17-year-old swimmer Shin Ohashi clocked 2:04.83 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Thursday, taking 0.65 seconds off Qin Haiyang's 2023 world mark to secure Asian Games gold ahead of Denis Petrashov and Cho Sung-jae.
