Lawyer Shun Nakaoka, left, is seen during a news conference in Osaka, on Dec.... She now lives and works as a woman.... She had married a woman and had a daughter, who is now 10, before the couple divorced....

The male dog Melon, who died after being placed under the care of a woman known as a" divine volunteer," is seen in this photo provided by animal protection group Tsumugi.... For the past 25 years, the 55-year-old woman is said to have voluntarily taken in many shelter dogs and cats and raised them at her home in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture.... 26 decision, in 2016, animal protection group Tsumugi of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, took in male dog Melon after a public health center took charge of the

The building where the Osaka District Court is housed is seen in Osaka's Kita Ward in this file photo taken on Nov.... 6 that" subtitles are linguistic copyrighted material." Tokyo Bar Association lawyer Jun Hasuike, who represented the plaintiff, said a judicial ruling that acknowledges copyright infringement of subtitles is rare.... He posts videos of little-known and moving stories about animals with edited subtitles....

OSAKA--A horrifying arson incident in a clinic at a multi-tenant building in Osaka's Kita Ward caused numerous deaths in a very short space of time.... He says the basic things people should observe in the event of a fire are to stay low, so as to avoid breathing in smoke, and to evacuate the area while covering their mouth with a handkerchief or other item.... If a room fills up with smoke, an effective response is to escape to a room completely enclosed up to the ceiling, from which people s