Crime & Legal Dec 30, 2021
The police believe the 47-year-old woman attempted to commit murder-suicide involving herself, her son and her 7-year-old daughter.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 29, 2021
Mother questioned by police after boy, 9, dies in apparent fall from Tokyo hotel
Police said an officer found the child lying on the ground on the hotel's premises in Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward, after hearing a loud noise at around 7 a.m.
Digital Jul 10, 2021
A digital calico is melting hearts (and napping a lot)
by Hikari Hida and Mike Ives
Books May 2, 2021
‘Tokyo Junkie’: Robert Whiting recounts a lifelong addiction to his adopted city
by Mark Schreiber
The author and longtime Japan resident tackles his hardest writing project ever — “interviewing himself” for a memoir on his life, the changing urban landscape and, of course, baseball.
National Apr 16, 2021
Four die in fire suppression system accident in Tokyo parking garage
The building maintenance workers were trapped in an enclosed space with high levels of carbon dioxide, police and firefighters said.
Lifestyle Feb 16, 2021
Virus threatens 'game over' for Japan's arcades
by Mathias Cena
The number of such facilities plunged from 22,000 in 1989 to just 4,000 in 2019, and a number of well-known locations in Tokyo have shut for good since late last year.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Aug 15, 2020
The popularity of jeans in Japan begins to fray
by Mark Schreiber
According to industry data, total sales of jeans of all types reached 78 million pairs in 2002. The current annual figure is believed to have fallen below 40 million.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Aug 1, 2020
Kabukicho host clubs under fire for spreading coronavirus
by Mark Schreiber
Some media outlets are weighing the pros and cons of mounting an actual "blockade" of Tokyo's well-known entertainment district.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Aug 1, 2020
Berg: A classic Shinjuku pit stop, 30 years on
by Robbie Swinnerton
There was already a lot to celebrate about cafe-bar Berg. Now there’s two more: Its 30th birthday and new nonsmoking status.
National / Social Issues | FOCUS Jul 21, 2020
Debate over Japan's virus testing resurfaces amid nationwide outbreak
by Ryusei Takahashi
While the country is conducting more tests now than it was during the first outbreak, it’s still lagging far behind most nations still ensnared in the pandemic.
National Jul 14, 2020
Tokyo urges 800 theatergoers to get tested as virus cluster found
Tokyo health officials appealed on Tuesday for more than 800 theatregoers to get tested for the novel coronavirus after a production starring Japanese boy-band members was found to be the source of at least 37 cases. As the number of virus infections continues to rise ...