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." ...
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 38-year-old man to eight years in prison on Friday for killing a pedestrian and injuring six others in Tokyo in 2014 after inhaling a so-called kiken (dangerous) drug. Prosecutors had sought a 10-year term for Keiji Nagura on the ...
A doctor who allegedly plowed his car into a crowded sidewalk near Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station, leaving one person dead and four injured, has epilepsy, and police suspect he may have blacked out following a seizure.
Woman dies after car plows into pedestrians; driver arrested
A woman is killed and four people are injured when a car driven by a doctor ran across a sidewalk and struck an apparel shop outside JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo.
A man fatally shot his wife Sunday night in a cafe in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo, apparently in a fit of anger during a quarrel. The suspect, whom police believe is a 54-year-old Chinese resident of Itabashi Ward, was collared on the street in ...
