National Oct 22, 2020
Halloween revelry in Japan to take new forms during pandemic
Shibuya has been rendered in a virtual form to allow people to show up as costumed avatars for the night.
National / Crime & Legal May 28, 2020
A year after stabbing spree, Kawasaki school remembers victims
A student and the father of another student were killed in the attack that also injured 18 others.
National May 22, 2020
On duty at Japan's 'last-chance' hospital for coronavirus
by Mari Saito
In the midst of a global pandemic, St. Marianna University Hospital has become synonymous with the virus.
National / Social Issues Feb 19, 2020
Growing up in poverty and broken homes, Kawasaki youths find savior in rap
by Tomohiro Osaki
Weathered signs from five years ago stand forlornly on a bank of the Tama River in Kawasaki, politely asking visitors to refrain from laying any more flowers of condolence so they don't accidentally catch fire. But the scene is otherwise absent of any reminder of ...
Business / Tech Feb 18, 2020
Lawson Inc. unveiled for the media Tuesday an experimental checkout-free convenience store that will allow customers to make purchases using a smartphone app. The "grab and go" shop is part of the major chain's attempts to address Japan's labor shortage. Advanced technology allows customers to ...
National Feb 17, 2020
In test flights for new low-altitude flight paths using Tokyo's Haneda Airport conducted by the transport ministry between Jan. 30 and Wednesday, noise in Kawasaki ran as high as 87 to 94 decibels, louder than inside a pachinko parlor, according to data released by ...
National Feb 14, 2020
Kawasaki, known for poverty and pollution, confronts gentrification
by Tomohiro Osaki
Surrounded by bustling downtown streets, shopping malls and high-rises, Kawasaki Station and its vicinity are, on the surface, a paragon of urban development. Just a short distance away, however, this veneer of prosperity gives way to an eerie quiet that persists in the underbelly of ...
National Jan 24, 2020
Security boosted at Kawasaki center after threat to 'exterminate' Zainichi Koreans
by Tomohiro Osaki
The racist threat was made in a New Year’s card sent to a community center in one of the city’s largest Korean neighborhoods.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 28, 2019
Fujisawa man fined ¥300,000 for using online hate speech against Kawasaki resident
The Kawasaki Summary Court orders a man to pay a ¥300,000 fine for making derogatory and racist remarks against a Korean resident of Japan on Twitter.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 13, 2019
Yokohama convict gets fresh 28-year term for random 2006 tunnel slaying in Kawasaki
A court sentenced a man to 28 years in prison on Friday for randomly killing a woman in 2006 in a tunnel in Kawasaki. According to the Yokohama District Court ruling, Hirokazu Suzuki, 39, killed Yuri Kuronuma, 27, as she was going home by stabbing ...
National / Crime & Legal Dec 12, 2019
Repeat violations are punishable by a fine of up to ¥500,000.
National Oct 29, 2019
Japan film festival scraps screening of 'comfort women' movie
A film festival that began over the weekend in Kawasaki has decided not to show a documentary focused on debates over the issue of "comfort women." The phrase refers to women who provided sex, including those who did so against their will, for Japanese troops ...