National / Crime & Legal Mar 5, 2021
Former SDF member sentenced to life in prison over fatal Toyama attack
Keita Shimazu killed an officer in a police box in 2018 before using the officer's gun to shoot dead a security guard at a nearby school.
National Feb 20, 2021
Case of hives reported in one patient following COVID-19 vaccination in Japan
No serious side effects have been reported in the wake of the nation's vaccination rollout that began Wednesday.
National / Crime & Legal Jan 14, 2021
Ex-SDF member's lawyers contest charge in Toyama police box killing
Keita Shimazu, 24, faces charges relating to the deaths of a police officer and a security guard.
National Jan 10, 2021
Motorists stranded and trains delayed as winter weather pummels Japan
Heavy snowfall was mainly seen in areas facing the Sea of Japan, registering record highs in some parts.
National / Politics Oct 26, 2020
Business executive defeats LDP incumbent in Toyama gubernatorial election
Hachiro Nitta was backed by some LDP members, marking a split in the party's prefectural chapters.
National Sep 13, 2020
Rasuka, Japan's oldest sea otter in captivity, has died at the age of 25 — equivalent to around 100 in human years — the aquarium in Ishikawa Prefecture, where she was raised, said Sunday. According to Notojima Aquarium in Ishikawa, she began losing her appetite ...
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Aug 22, 2020
Political documentaries in Japan struggle to inspire
by Philip Brasor
Japanese documentaries analyze entrenched political power with largely unsurprising results.
National Jun 28, 2020
Clever cat wins police plaudits in Japan for leading to rescue of man stuck in canal
A neighbor followed Koko the cat's gaze, discovering a man lying on his back in about 15 cm of water.
National Apr 22, 2020
Japan's local hospitals fear lack of supplies and staff may overwhelm health care systems
In many hospitals, doctors and nurses feel it's only a matter of time before they max out their ability to accept COVID-19 patients.
National Mar 21, 2020
Great Danes fatally attack Japanese toddler in family's garden in Toyama
An 11-month-old boy died after being attacked by two Great Danes while in his grandfather's arms at their home in the city of Toyama, police said Saturday. The large dogs, which are 1.2 meters long and weigh 80 kg each, bit Jin Nakamura in the ...
Business Aug 16, 2019
Air Seoul to suspend Incheon-Toyama flights amid tense South Korea-Japan ties
South Korean low-cost carrier Air Seoul will suspend its regular flights connecting Incheon International Airport in South Korea with Toyama airport in central Japan from Sept. 16, the Toyama Prefectural Government said Thursday. The move comes as the service sees reduced bookings for August and ...
Stage Aug 13, 2019
The Theatre Olympics goes back to its roots for ninth iteration
by Andrew Eglinton and Mika Eglinton
Since the late 1970s, people from all over the world have traveled to the village of Toga in rural Toyama Prefecture to attend Tadashi Suzuki's renowned acting classes or to see the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT) and other invited artists perform at the ...