National May 29, 2020
Tokyo hospital faces group infections as Japan fears second coronavirus wave
Infections in Tokyo rose to nearly 5,200 on Thursday, the highest among the country's 47 prefectures.
Business Mar 17, 2020
A robot that cooks soba noodles is serving hungry commuters at a train station in western Tokyo in yet another example of Japan's shift to automation as labor remains in short supply. The robot was introduced Monday on a trial basis at Higashikoganei Station on ...
National / Crime & Legal Feb 24, 2017
17-year prison term sought for man who attacked pop idol in Koganei
Prosecutors on Thursday demanded 17 years in prison for the man who attacked a pop idol he was obsessed with in Koganei, western Tokyo, after she spurned his gifts and social media messages. "It was an extremely self-centered act," the prosecutors said at the Tachikawa ...
National / Crime & Legal Jun 8, 2016
Female singer who was stabbed by stalker regains consciousness
A young female singer songwriter has regained consciousness after being stabbed last month in a frenzied attack by a stalker, investigative sources said Tuesday. She is in intensive care with multiple knife wounds at a hospital in Tokyo. Tomohiro Iwazaki, 27, stabbed Mayu Tomita, a ...
National / Crime & Legal May 24, 2016
Man held in idol singer's stabbing sent her over 300 Twitter messages this year: reports
The man arrested Saturday after stabbing a 20-year-old idol singer in western Tokyo had sent more than 300 messages to her via Twitter since January, according to media reports. Mayu Tomita, who remains in critical condition after suffering more than 20 stab wounds at a ...
National / Crime & Legal May 22, 2016
Stabbed idol in critical condition; fan faces charge of attempted murder
A female idol was in critical condition after being viciously stabbed during an event for apparently refusing a gift from a reported fan in Koganei, western Tokyo, police said Sunday. Mayu Tomita, 20, has yet to regain consciousness after being stabbed nearly two dozen times ...
Travel | BACKSTREET STORIES Apr 26, 2014
by Kit Nagamura
It’s time to bask in sunshine, birdsong, and blossom-filled breezes. Koganei Park, situated at the center of the Tokyo metropolis, looks like the ideal spot for such a “spring-gasm.” The JR Chuo express train whisks me from Yotsuya to Musashi-Koganei in less than 30 ...