Nov. 29, 2024: Japan-U.S. missiles, crash saga, suicide leap, Tokyo lost-found and shoe thief weasel

From defense updates to weasel crime, here’s your weekly roundup of the biggest and quirkiest stories from Japan Today for Nov. 29, 2024. In this episode, we explore: (0:59 - 4:55) POLITICS: Japan-U.S missile deployment https://japantoday.com/category/politics/u.s.-to-deploy-missile-units-to-japan-islands-in-taiwan-contingency Japan and the U.S. gear up for Taiwan contingencies, with missile units on Japan's islands and the Philippines. Russia warns of retaliation. (4:58 - 7:42) CRIME: High-profile crash saga ends https://japantoday.com/category/crime/93-year-old-driver-in-fatal-tokyo-crash-dies-in-prison The convicted bureaucrat behind the high-profile 2019 accident that killed two people dies in prison. (7:45 - 12:37) CRIME: Tragic suicide case update https://japantoday.com/category/crime/girl-who-jumped-off-building-roof-killing-herself-and-pedestrian-below-to-be-prosecuted Police recommend charges in a heartbreaking case where a teenage girl’s suicide also claimed the life of an innocent bystander. (12:39 - 16:41) NATIONAL: Tokyo lost & found https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-police-care-for-lost-umbrellas-keys-flying-squirrels How Tokyo police meticulously care for lost items, from everyday objects to exotic animals. (16:45 - 19:55) NATIONAL: Shoe-stealing weasel https://japantoday.com/category/national/stolen-shoe-mystery-solved-at-japanese-kindergarten-when-security-camera-catches-weasel-in-the-act A kindergarten mystery goes viral as a furry thief is caught in the act but remains at large.