TOKYO (TR) – Following revelations that Ryo Yoshizawa was undergoing questioning for allegedly trespassing into the residence ...

Police later accused Yumi of murder. When explaining the incident to the press, Tokyo Metropolitan Police described Yuji as a ...

Just as the clock ticked past midnight, the foreign male and got into the skirmish with a Japanese man. Two nearby security guards rushed to the scene. Then — with a “bang” sound — the foreign man ...

Japanese authorities had a strong sense of crisis. Investigators from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s 3rd Investigation ...

TOKYO (TR) – Authorities have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly scrawling graffiti at the Imperial Palace while it was ...

TOKYO (TR) – Monday marked the 24th anniversary of the murders of four members of a family at their residence in Setagaya ...

On December 20, a woman believed to be a foreigner was spotted feeding birds on display at Ueno Zoo in Taito Ward without permission. When a man saw this and warned her, the woman reportedly assaulted ...

TOKYO (TR) – Nine people were rushed to hospitals in the capital after choking on sticky mochi rice cakes over the three-day New Year holidays. Two of the victims were later confirmed dead.

TOKYO (TR) – Many people will eat sticky mochi rice cakes during the New Year holidays. Whether in soup (ozoni) or grilled (yakimochi), a choking hazard exists due its sticky consistency. As a result, ...

CHIBA (TR) – A man in custody in connection with a murder-arson case in which a couple was fatally stabbed and nearby buildings set ablaze in Kashiwa City last month had previously complained to a ...