The body was believed to be that of a woman in her 20s who could not be contacted since Dec 31. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

A woman’s body was concealed inside the wall of the bar for days while the operator continued serving customers, according to ...

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This photo shows the bonfire at Yukura Shrine in Hakodate, Hokkaido, where an elderly woman suffered burns on Jan. 7, 2026. (Kyodo) HAKODATE (Kyodo) -- An elderly woman visiting a shrine in Hokkaido ...

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An elderly woman visiting a shrine in Hokkaido suffered burns to her face, arms and legs on Wednesday after her clothing caught fire as she tried to throw a New Year's decoration into a bonfire. The ...

Police in Hidaka, Hokkaido, have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of a woman in hers 20s behind the wall at a bar he manages. Police said Toshihiko Matsukura, who was ...

Niseko, one of Japan's premier ski resorts in Hokkaido, has been labeled "foreignized" in a wave of online rumors. Posts on ...

A 49-year-old man was arrested Jan 10 in Hidaka, Hokkaido, for allegedly hiding a woman's body inside a wall of a bar he runs ...

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