Local governments in Japan helping elderly people learn how to use smartphones
Japan's "digital divide" came into focus when older people without internet access faced roadblocks for making COVID-19 vaccine reservations.
Former Yokohama nurse gets life sentence for murder of three patients
Ayumi Kuboki, 34, admitted to killing the patients by mixing antiseptic into their drip bags at the hospital where she worked.
Death penalty sought for former nurse over murders of three patients
The woman stands accused of killing the patients by putting a disinfectant into their intravenous drips at a Yokohama hospital in 2016.
At the first hearing in a lay-judge trial at Yokohama District Court, Ayumi Kuboki, 34, admitted to killing two 88-year-old men and a 78-year-old woman.
Yokohama, led by new mayor, withdraws bid to host casino resort
Takeharu Yamanaka was elected last month on an anti-casino platform, with backing from opposition parties.
Train driver in 2019 Yokohama incident referred to prosecutors
The Keikyu Line train hit a truck and derailed, killing one and injuring 30.
The city will no longer hold meetings for selecting the operator of a so-called integrated resort.
Loss by Suga ally in Yokohama election rattles the LDP
The prime minister's position has become even more precarious, with questions growing within the LDP over whether he should lead the party into an upcoming general election.
In major blow to Suga, opposition party-backed Takeharu Yamanaka wins Yokohama mayoral election
Takeharu Yamanaka’s victory in the Yokohama mayoral also puts the brakes on the city's efforts to host a casino resort in the city’s waterfront Yamashita Pier district.
Voting starts in Yokohama mayoral election that could hold the key to Suga's fate
Hachiro Okonogi, a close Suga ally, and the opposition-backed Takeharu Yamanaka appeared to be neck-and-neck heading into the Sunday poll.
Japan's casino resort candidates put finishing touches on bids
A maximum of three locations for so-called integrated resorts — which combine casinos with hotels and other facilities — will then be formally announced sometime after May.
Casino takes top billing, but Yokohama mayoral election may offer hints to Suga's fate
The main issue is a casino project at Yamashita Pier. Six of the eight candidates, including staunch Suga ally Hachiro Okonogi, are against the plan.
