Tokyo police issued a fresh arrest warrant Monday for former Yamanashi Mayor Seiki Mochizuki, 70, on suspicion of taking bribes in exchange for helping a person pass the city's employment examination. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested two others for allegedly bribing the former mayor: 57-year-old ...
The mayor of Yamanashi was arrested Monday for allegedly falsifying the results of a municipal recruitment test last year to help an applicant land a job, the police said. Seiki Mochizuki, 70, is serving his first term as mayor of the mountainous city, which is ...
Prosecutors on Thursday demanded capital punishment for a Japanese man who allegedly plotted the murders of two compatriots in Manila in 2014 and 2015 in order to collect insurance payouts. In their closing argument at the Kofu District Court in Yamanashi Prefecture, prosecutors maintained Toshihiko ...
Schools offering lessons in piloting drones are increasing in Japan as more seasoned operators are needed for industrial purposes such as logistics as well as disaster response. While simply flying a drone is not a complicated process, operating them for surveying or disaster sites employ ...
In Yamanashi Prefecture, the top producer of wine made only from grapes grown in Japan, three cities have come together to create a plan for a wine resort.
In Yamanashi Prefecture, the top producer of wine made only from grapes grown in Japan, three cities have come together to create a plan for a wine resort. The cities of Koshu, Fuefuki and Yamanashi, which together host some 60 wineries, are collaborating to promote ...
Mount Fuji is supposed to be open to hikers only in the summer, but Japan's iconic mountain attracts climbers who brave the wind-swept peak during the off season. Accidents occur almost every winter on the nation's highest mountain, including one last month that left two ...
An old traditional Japanese house with the charm of a countryside idyll, but featuring all the modern amenities sought by foreign travelers and young Japanese women. A home reminiscent of the old days that is still somehow up to date. This is the best of ...
Kazuyuki Tsuji, the 76-year-old mayor of a town with a population of around 1,000 in Yamanashi Prefecture secured a 10th term without a vote Tuesday. The mayor of Hayakawa remains the longest-serving municipal chief in Japan, followed by Koichiro Terashima, the 72-year-old mayor of Otobe, ...
Three years after the deadly collapse of a road tunnel, families of the people who died have urged greater attention to aging infrastructure nationwide. A false ceiling in a highway tunnel in Yamanashi Prefecture collapsed in December 2012, crushing vehicles. Pins holding concrete panels in ...
Japan's high-cost farmers, sheltered by prohibitive import tariffs, might appear to be most at risk from the giant trans-Pacific trade deal agreed upon last month, but they are instead making an unlikely push to export more of their pricey produce. The latest figures show that ...
Police arrested an 18-year-old high school student on Monday for allegedly killing his grandparents at their home in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. The teen, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, admitted to the charges, investigative sources said. The couple, in their 80s, sustained multiple ...
