47 h. ago Hong Kong police arrest teenager who was alleged driver in fatal hit

Hong Kong police have apprehended a 19-year-old man in connection with a suspected hit-and-run accident that killed a 71-year-old man on a bicycle on Tuesday, the Post has learned. The arrest came a day after a couple, including a woman believed to be the suspect’s grandmother, were taken into custody. A source familiar with the matter said the suspect, who was allegedly the driver of the car involved in the incident, was arrested before 10am on Thursday at his home in Mai Po Village in Yuen...

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8 d. ago ‘Heinous’: police in Japan uncover ‘online paedophile group’ of teachers

Two primary school teachers in Japan have been charged with taking photos of little girls in their underwear and then sharing the images with at least 10 more colleagues, in a case which has roused public outcry. On Tuesday, police arrested Yuji Moriyama, 42, a teacher at Kosaka Elementary School in Nagoya, and Fumiya Kosemura, 37, a teacher at Hongodai Elementary School in Yokohama. Around 70 indecent photographs and video clips were found on Moriyama’s computer, along with up-skirt images and...

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8 d. ago China school crash RECAP: Multiple children hurt after car ploughs into crowd

China school crash RECAP: Multiple children hurt after car ploughs into crowd  The Mirror

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8 d. ago Driver has hit children with car near elementary school in Beijing

Driver has hit children with car near elementary school in Beijing  Press Trust of India

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8 d. ago A driver has hit children with a car near an elementary school in Beijing

A driver has hit children with a car near an elementary school in Beijing  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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1 week ago Could manga be the unlikely saviour of this dying Japanese island?

On a tiny island in western Japan where just 11 residents remain, a bold experiment is under way to stave off extinction – by transforming the remote outpost into a global hub for manga. In April, the 1.34 sq km (0.5 square-mile) island of Takaikamishima opened a dedicated manga school in hopes of reviving its fortunes through one of Japan’s most iconic cultural exports. Twenty-three elementary and junior high school students from elsewhere in the Kamijima municipality – which includes...

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