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Tokyo subway train decorated with 'Thomas & Friends' characters aims to offer a kid-friendly space

National Jul 30, 2019

Tokyo subway train decorated with 'Thomas & Friends' characters aims to offer a kid-friendly space

A Tokyo subway car decorated with characters from the popular children's animation "Thomas & Friends" was shown to the media Tuesday, a day before the start of test runs aimed at making train services more accessible for people with young children. Six cars on the ...

Former Aum member denies being bomber

National / Crime & Legal May 30, 2014

Former Aum member denies being bomber

by Tomohiro Osaki

Former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Naoko Kikuchi said Friday she had no idea that cult superiors had roped her into a plot to build and send a parcel bomb to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters in 1995. Kikuchi, 42, is pleading not guilty to charges of ...

Ex-Aum cultist pleads not guilty

National / Crime & Legal May 8, 2014

Ex-Aum cultist pleads not guilty

by Tomohiro Osaki

Former Aum Shinrikyo cultist Naoko Kikuchi pleads not guilty to attempted murder for her role in the 1995 bombing of a Tokyo City Hall office.

National / Crime & Legal Feb 10, 2014

Hirata feared arrest in police chief shooting: girlfriend

by Tomohiro Osaki

Ex-Aum fugitive Makoto Hirata hid for 17 years because he feared being blamed for the 1995 shooting of the national police chief if he surrendered, his girlfriend testifies.

Cultist says Hirata unaware of bomb

National / Crime & Legal Feb 5, 2014

Cultist says Hirata unaware of bomb

by Tomohiro Osaki

A condemned Aum Shinrikyo member testifies in the Tokyo District Court that fellow cultist Ma­ko­to Hi­ra­ta had no foreknowledge of the 1995 bombing of a professor’s condominium.

National / Crime & Legal Jan 17, 2014

Cultist testifies Hirata knew of kidnap plan

by Tomohiro Osaki

Aum Shinrikyo killer Noboru Nakamura testifies against ex-fugitive cultist Makoto Hirata, saying the defendant, despite his denial, had prior knowledge that he would be involved in the 1995 abduction of a Tokyo notary.

Cultist downplays guilt as trial opens

National / Crime & Legal Jan 16, 2014

Cultist downplays guilt as trial opens

by Tomohiro Osaki

Makoto Hirata, one of the last Aum Shinrikyo cultists yet to be tried, on Thursday played down his involvement in the 1995 kidnapping of a Tokyo notary, telling the Tokyo District Court in his first trial session that he only drove the getaway car ...

Business / Tech Apr 5, 2013

Subway riders get connected thanks to free Tokyo Metro Wi-Fi service

by Kazuaki Nagata

Life underground has grown more mobile-Internet friendly with Tokyo Metro Co.'s trial free Wi-Fi service expanding to effectively all of its subway stations at the start of the month. By registering for an application called MANTA (Metro Amusement Network Trinity App), commuters can have their ...

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