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Man arrested upon return from Malaysia on murder charges in connection with woman’s death in Roppongi 8 years ago.

Eight years ago, a woman (29 at the time) was killed in Tokyo. On the…

27.04.2026 5 minutes

帝京的安藤丈二作为第一棒指定打击为球队做出贡献

On the team, the best hitter is placed in the leadoff spot. Manager Yuya Kaneda…

24.04.2026 4 minutes

Ahead of the World Cup, the reason for bringing Shunsuke into the coaching staff: Coach Moriyasu’s serious intent to reach the final.

How did Japan become strong? Ahead of the World Cup in North and Central America…

24.04.2026 3 minutes

Yoshida, the new mayor of Nerima Ward, declares art museum reconstruction “back to square one” — the strategy that won the election.

Yoshida Kenichi (59), who was elected for the first time in the mayoral election held…

24.04.2026 2 minutes

Seibu Department Store’s Challenge in Tokyu’s Stronghold: The Beliefs of Seiji Tsutsumi, as Told by His Friend Takeshi Hara

Seibu Shibuya Store, which has been operating in front for nearly 60 years since its…

24.04.2026 5 minutes

Court rejects parents’ claim over closure of nursery in Koganei

A city-run nursery school was abolished, and despite a ruling that the ordinance abolishing the…

24.04.2026 2 minutes

The head of a major tutoring chain shared with new employees: insights from the “five habits”.

In a corner of Tokyo, inside a room in a certain high-rise building, a man…

24.04.2026 2 minutes

The mayor of Ogasawara Village has agreed to allow the national government to conduct a literature survey on “nuclear waste” at Minamitorishima.

Regarding the selection of a site for the final disposal facility for nuclear waste, village…

24.04.2026 3 minutes

Construction to eliminate the notorious “never-opening” railway crossing on the Seibu Shinjuku Line begins in May with partial undergrounding.

A tunnel digging project will begin on the night of May 8 to underground the…

24.04.2026 3 minutes

The song monument of “Ah, Ueno Station” that encouraged young people heading for mass employment will be relocated to inside the station around summer.

The feelings of young people who came to Tokyo for mass employment were famously sung…

24.04.2026 3 minutes