Michael Leitch is seen in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in this Sept, 29, 2019 file photo

— An apprentice cook who wanted to kill himself or be shot down by police hijacked a Japanese jet with a toy pistol today.... Police rushed aboard the aircraft and grabbed the young aerial pirate when he allowed a pregnant woman in labor pains to leave the plane parked at the end of a military runway.... Police identified the hijacker as Sachio Inagaki, 24, and said he had a record of two arrests for theft....

Aichi Prefectural Police headquarters( Mainichi) NAGOYA--A 36-year-old man in central Japan was arrested June 21 for allegedly opening a cryptocurrency transaction account for the purpose of reselling it.... According to prefectural police, it is the first time in the country that charges of fraud were applied to the resale of transaction accounts for virtual currency.... He is suspected of promising a third-party individual whose name is unknown to transfer ownership of the account for 15, 00

It mustn't be too sweet or too salty," Mr Hachisuka, 66, told AFP. But while his recipe has stayed the same, his product has not.... In 2014, the Japanese eel was listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.... Consumed worldwide, eel is particularly popular in Asia, and perhaps nowhere more so than Japan....

Aichi Prefectural Police headquarters( Mainichi) Seven young children are believed to have sustained minor injuries after a car drove into a day care group in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture on the morning of Dec.... A 74-year-old driver was conscious immediately after the accident, but later became ill and is in critical condition.... Aichi Prefectural Police's Handa Police Station is investigating the details of the accident....