A middle-aged man killed himself after fatally shooting his mother-in-law and two other people with a shotgun Tuesday in a bar in western Japan, police and reports said. The shooting occurred at around 8:00 pm (1100 GMT) in Hibikino City, outside Osaka, an Osaka prefectural police spokesman said. "The suspect fired the shotgun inside the bar and then shot ...

A middle-aged man killed himself after shooting his mother-in-law and a bar employee dead with a shotgun on Tuesday in a bar in western Japan, police and reports said. Another man was wounded in the shooting at around 8:00 pm (1100 GMT) in Hibikino City, outside Osaka, an Osaka prefectural police spokesman said. "The suspect fired the shotgun inside ...

An explosion ripped through a chemical plant in western Japan on Thursday, killing four workers, emergency services said. The men were conducting maintenance work at the Morita Chemical Industries factory in Osaka when the explosion occurred shortly before 9:00 am (midnight GMT), according to local police and fire department officials. One worker was killed on the spot. Three others ...

Australia's venomous redback spiders are on the march in Japan, where they are believed to have arrived years ago as stowaways on cargo ships, a wildlife expert warned Wednesday. The creepy-crawlies, named after their fiery markings, have infested the Osaka region and are drawing closer to the capital Tokyo, said Japan Wildlife Research Centre official Toshio Kishimoto. A dozen ...