Three women fatally stabbed, man found wounded in Shizuoka home; son arrested
Four people are found stabbed, three fatally, in their home in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and a suspect is later caught by police.
Nobel prizes, unlocking universe's mysteries just another day's work at Hamamatsu Photonics
When employees at Hamamatsu Photonics KK found out their high-precision light sensors had helped win this year's Nobel Prize in physics, they treated it just like any other day at the office. Far from unusual, it was the fourth time Hamamatsu's sensors had contributed to ...
Untouchable Toffee opens second branch in Harajuku
Untouchable Toffee opened its first store in Hamamatsu back in 2013, but the candy company didn't launch a second branch until late last year when it settled in the hipper neighborhood of Harajuku. The smaller outpost (4-26-5 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) serves up five varieties of ...
Teacher in Shizuoka reportedly urged student to commit suicide
A teacher at an elementary school in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, is facing discipline for abusive treatment of one of his pupils that allegedly included urging him to commit suicide. The 41-year-old teacher allegedly told his second-grade student on July 17, "Do you have (a purpose ...
Fourteen elementary schools in Hamamatsu reopened Wednesday morning, about a week after they were closed because some 1,000 children and teachers developed symptoms of food poisoning from norovirus-tainted bread. The board of education in the Shizuoka Prefecture city announced at noon that one school still ...
A tale of two knives, a Kiwi legend, a gang and a girl
The story reads like a New Zealand news editor’s wish list: Celebrity, dangerous weapons, bizarre behavior, death threats, Brazilian street gangs and a mysterious love interest.
