Tokyo

Panic spread in Japan after black bears entered major urban areas and were seen roaming near schools and public spaces. Authorities launched a large-scale search operation, but while one bear has already been captured, fears of more bears still have residents on alert.

A major emergency response was launched at an upscale shopping complex in Tokyo’s Ginza district after reports of a strange odor and a suspected substance being sprayed inside. Police have opened an investigation, and the suspect’s identity is still unclear.

He was a professor in Tokyo who stood up for Jews during the Holocaust. Years later, Setsuzo Kotsuji returned to the Mir yeshiva as Rabbi Avraham ben Avraham.