Top court orders Japan to pay damages over U.S. base noise pollution
The decision finalizes a high court ruling ordering the state to pay around ¥768 million in damages over noise pollution to some residents living near the Yokota base.
Yokota Air Base showcases U.S. military's commitment to new COVID-19 normal
The base in western Tokyo, which is home to around 12,000 people, has adopted a rigorous program of measures to isolate any novel coronavirus infections.
Tokyo hospital probed over alleged suggestions, one fatal, that kidney patients halt dialysis
Fussa Hospital is suspected of suggesting to 149 kidney disease patients that they forgo the blood-cleansing treatment, resulting in the death of at least one.
NPO offers online Japanese-language classes for resident children from abroad
A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization will begin offering online Japanese-language classes this month to children from abroad who need help to keep up in class at Japanese elementary and junior high schools. Youth Support Center's YSC Global School in Fussa, western Tokyo, is set to offer ...
The U.S. Air Force has flown 14 F-22 stealth fighters to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Friday. The arrival of the latest model of stealth fighters follows North Korea's nuclear test on Jan. 6 and the victory of Tsai ...
In a bizarre case, a former woman who was in a relationship with his adopted hormone-injecting son was found dead in the western Tokyo suburb of Fussa on Thursday with his face skinned off by a knife, the police said. Media reports said the victim ...
