Family of mother and daughter killed in Tokyo crash submit petition seeking driver's indictment
Family members of a mother and her daughter who were killed after being struck by a car driven by an 88-year-old man in Tokyo in April have submitted a petition to prosecutors seeking the driver’s indictment.
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
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 ...
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
"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
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
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 ...
He said his wish is to see society discuss the issue so similar accidents will not be repeated.
No skid marks have been detected on the road in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district where a car crash killed two people and injured eight others Friday, causing investigators to suspect that the driver mistakenly stepped on the gas pedal, police said Saturday. Mana Matsunaga, 31, and ...
Two killed, eight injured as man in his 80s drives into pedestrians in central Tokyo
The accident took place when an elderly driver plowed his vehicle into a crosswalk near Higashi-Ikebukuro Station at lunchtime, killing a woman and her daughter.
Tokyo mecha bar targets middle-aged fans of the anime genre as it reopens following remodeling work
Sipping booze while being surrounded by a small army of robot figures may not be a relaxing setting for ordinary bar-goers. But that's the sort of place where middle-aged fans of the mecha anime genre, which focuses on giant robots or machines controlled by people, ...
Weekly Chinese-language gathering in Tokyo park aims to bridge differences
Every Sunday afternoon, rain or shine, a group gathers at a park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, where Japanese studying Chinese and Chinese living in Japan can engage in lively conversation. The gathering is a Chinese-language circle called Hanyu Jiao, which translates as "Chinese chat session." ...
