Setagaya News Today

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of robbery resulting in bodily injury after he punched a taxi driver and fled without paying the fare last month. The incident occurred in the early hours of May 6, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police said Shinichiro&#...

Researchers have developed a system to address risks caused by liquefaction and subsidence, two soil deformation events triggered by earthquakes that cause buildings to tilt and sink. The team includes Professor Shinya Inazumi ...

Shiro Kuramata designed hundreds of bars in his lifetime, but few remain intact. Now fans are making a pilgrimage to Comblé Bar in Shizuoka

Police say similar cases of romance scam victims being tricked into helping smuggle illegal drugs continue to occur.

Shimadzu Rika, a Shimadzu Group company that manufactures and sells research and educational systems and scientific equipment, has signed a joint development agreement with the Tokyo University...

The new consul-general of Japan, Takehiko Wajima, brings a wealth of international experience to Calgary, writes columnist David Parker.

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TOKYO — The train to the farm rose from Tokyo’s labyrinthine subway network, revealing a hodgepodge of gray and tan buildings stretched on either side. The world’s largest metropolitan area, better known for crushing rush hours and gleaming lights, seemed an unlikely place for anyone to be growing organic vegetables. But only a few minutes’ […]

The 56-year-old man allegedly rubbed his rear against a drinking water tap in a park in the Setagaya district of Tokyo at around 2.20am on April 1.

The man has admitted to the charge, saying he did it to satisfy his sexual desire, according to the sources.