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Ex-top bureaucrat, 89, pleads not guilty over fatal Tokyo crash

National / Crime & Legal Oct 8, 2020

Ex-top bureaucrat, 89, pleads not guilty over fatal Tokyo crash

He also injured nine others ages 2 to 90, including his wife who was a passenger in the car, according to the indictment.

Tokyo enlists nightclub workers for Q&A-style videos to fight coronavirus

National Jul 15, 2020

Tokyo enlists nightclub workers for Q&A-style videos to fight coronavirus

by Chang-ran Kim

Alarmed by a spike in infections in Tokyo's nightlife districts, the metropolitan government has released educational videos in the form of a Q&A between nightclub hosts, a hostess and a doctor, hoping to stem the spread of the outbreak. "What kind of symptoms can a ...

Monument in Ikebukuro unveiled to mark 2019 car crash that killed mother and child

National Jul 11, 2020

Monument in Ikebukuro unveiled to mark 2019 car crash that killed mother and child

Backed by donations, the monument was set up in a nearby park as a reminder of the accident, which injured nine other people and raised awareness of elderly drivers.

Ex-top bureaucrat indicted over fatal 2019 car crash in Ikebukuro

National / Crime & Legal Feb 6, 2020

Ex-top bureaucrat indicted over fatal 2019 car crash in Ikebukuro

Prosecutors on Thursday indicted an 88-year-old former senior bureaucrat on a charge of negligence resulting in death and injury over a fatal car accident in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district last year. Kozo Iizuka, former chief of the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, is accused of ...

Two Fingers gets two thumbs up for craft beer and cooking

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Oct 5, 2019

Two Fingers gets two thumbs up for craft beer and cooking

by Robbie Swinnerton

Two Fingers is a bright little eight-tap, 15-seater pub in the residential streets in northwestern Ikebukuro that was opened in February by two enthusiasts who turned their shared passion for beer into a classic labor-of-love project.

National / Crime & Legal Sep 19, 2019

Saitama university student arrested over killing of Tokyo woman in Ikebukuro hotel

A university student was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing a 36-year-old woman at a Tokyo hotel last week, police said. Mizuki Kitajima, 22, of Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, has admitted to killing Hiromi Araki of Tokyo's Koto Ward at the hotel in the capital's Ikebukuro ...

Nightlife spots off Japan's beaten tourist track seek to lure in foreign visitors

National Aug 21, 2019

Nightlife spots off Japan's beaten tourist track seek to lure in foreign visitors

by Masumi Koizumi

At around 10 p.m. on a Thursday in early August, foot traffic at a dining and drinking district only one stop from Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station was unexpectedly sparse despite warm summer weather — ideal conditions for a cold beverage, or two. Across streetcar tracks and ...

Man who lost wife, daughter in car crash conducts petition drive seeking punishment for elderly driver

National Aug 3, 2019

Man who lost wife, daughter in car crash conducts petition drive seeking punishment for elderly driver

A man who lost his wife and daughter in a car crash in central Tokyo in April collected signatures in a park near the site of the accident on Saturday as part of a petition drive he organized calling for the 88-year-old driver responsible ...

Fatal traffic mishaps put drivers in the media spotlight

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN May 25, 2019

Fatal traffic mishaps put drivers in the media spotlight

by Mark Schreiber

"Heartbreaking accidents have continued to occur although measures have been taken," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said ruefully at a meeting of government officials on May 21. Specifically, Abe was referring to two recent traffic incidents that occurred less than three weeks apart. He hopes someone ...

Police grill 87-year-old driver over Tokyo crash that left mother and daughter dead

National / Crime & Legal May 18, 2019

Police grill 87-year-old driver over Tokyo crash that left mother and daughter dead

An 87-year-old former government official whose vehicle was involved in a fatal crash in Tokyo last month is questioned by police on a voluntary basis.

No problems found in car crashed by 87-year-old in Tokyo's Ikebukuro, killing two

National May 8, 2019

No problems found in car crashed by 87-year-old in Tokyo's Ikebukuro, killing two

No abnormalities were found with the accelerator or brake pedals of a car involved in a fatal crash last month in a major Tokyo district, investigative sources said Tuesday. Although the driver, 87-year-old Kozo Iizuka, claimed the gas pedal became stuck as he drove through ...

Think about not taking the wheel, says man whose wife and child were killed in Tokyo by elderly driver

National Apr 25, 2019

Think about not taking the wheel, says man whose wife and child were killed in Tokyo by elderly driver

He said his wish is to see society discuss the issue so similar accidents will not be repeated.

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