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Man fatally stabs father over TV channel argument
TOKYO — Police said Tuesday they have arrested a man for allegedly fatally stabbing his father over a TV program dispute at their home in Tokyo’s Toshima ward on Monday. more »
Jewelry worth Y7.5 mil stolen in Tochigi
TOCHIGI — Police said Monday that jewelry items and accessories valued at 7.5 million yen were stolen from a store in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture early Sunday morning. According to police, more »
Woman killed in hit-and-run involving three cars
TOKYO — Police said Monday they have arrested a 26-year-old man on a vehicular manslaughter charge after a hit-and-run that left a woman dead in Tokyo’s Arakawa Ward on Saturday night. more »
53 injured in snow-related accidents in Tokyo region
TOKYO — Fifty-three people were taken to hospital between 9 p.m. Monday night and 10 a.m. Tuesday with injuries sustained in snow-related accidents, the Tokyo Fire Department said Tuesday. NTV quoted more »
Shizuoka convenience store manager stabbed in robbery
SHIZUOKA — Police said Tuesday they are searching for an armed man who allegedly stabbed the manager of a convenience store in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, during a robbery on Monday. more »
Konishiki probed in row over dog
Kyodo – Prosecutors are probing former sumo star Konishiki for allegedly assaulting a neighbor during a dispute over dog droppings, police in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward said Wednesday. The 47-year-old former more »
High radioactive cesium levels found at Tokyo school
Contaminated covers detected with highly concentrated levels of radioactive cesium at Horinouchi Elementary School in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward Radioactive cesium more than 10 times the standard for waste disposal has more »
Eclipsed
AP Photo/Koji Sasahara The moon nears totality as it continues its path through the Earth’s shadow during the total lunar eclipse seen in Tokyo at 9:50 p.m. on Saturday.
Japan: Crippled nuke plant stable by year’s end
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) (AP) TOKYO – Work to stabilize Japan’s more »
Man arrested over hit-and-run that left victim’s body in drainage ditch
IBARAKI — A 45-year-old man has been arrested over the hit-and-run death of a man whose body was found in a drainage ditch in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Nov 29. more »
