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Security footage provided by a neighbor shows two men walking near the scene of the burglary in Tokyo's Nerima Ward a few hours beforehand. The surroundings have been blurred for privacy reasons.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 28, 2025
Two Taiwanese men arrested over burglary in Tokyo
Lin Yu-hung, 31, and Lin Chun-ku, 43, were arrested on suspicion of burglary resulting in injuries.
During the trial of ex-principal Hisayoshi Kitamura, one of his victims testified that she could not consult anyone when she was assaulted as a student because she had been taught to follow the instructions of teachers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2024
Ex-principal gets 9 years for raping middle school students in 2010
The crimes came to light after one of the victims reported her assault to the Tokyo education board in 2022.
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
JAPAN / Society / Boiling Point
Sep 16, 2024
Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
With extreme heat affecting both health and study, schools are racing to plug AC gaps while experimenting with creative, cheaper solutions.
Police investigate the site where a newborn baby was found abandoned in a trash bin in Tokyo's Nerima Ward on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2024
Tokyo woman arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder newborn baby
A baby boy was found abandoned in a trash bin in Nerima Ward. The suspect partially denied the charges, stating she did not intend to kill the baby.
According to police, the 52-year-old woman also had minor head injuries consistent with being struck.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2024
Tokyo woman arrested for allegedly killing husband with golf club
The 52-year-old woman said she only retaliated because her 53-year-old husband had struck her first, and that she didn't mean to kill him.
A building in Tokyo housing the Metropolitan Police Department
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2024
Young girl dies after neck gets caught in car window in Tokyo
The death of the 2-year-old girl underscores ongoing concerns about the safety of children in vehicles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 30, 2022
Some of Tokyo's best ramen is tucked away along the Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Most Tokyo food guides focus on the city's downtown when it comes to recommendations, but a good bowl of ramen can always be found outside the central core.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 5, 2020
Toshimaen fans bid final farewells to a 94-year-old Tokyo institution
'We loved Toshimaen because it was uniquely Japanese,” one fan wrote on Twitter. “Now it's going to be just another imported theme park.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jan 20, 2018
In winter, the humble daikon is the ultimate utility vegetable
The price of fresh vegetables this winter is much higher than usual. That's why this edition of Japanese Kitchen features a classic, daikon-based seasonal recipe that will help your yen go further.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 29, 2015
'Alfred Sisley Exhibition: Impressionists and Landscape Painters of the Sky and Waterfronts'
Sept. 20-Nov. 15
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2013
Worst nightmare for parents
The knife attack in Tokyo's Nerima Ward underscores the difficulty in preventing the realization of parents' worst nightmare when they let their kids walk to school.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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