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Suspected book shoplifter flees after slashing manager in arm in Itabashi
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Manager suffered a 7-centimeter-long wound that included severed tendons
Man arrested in fatal assault of guest at Yokohama flophouse
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Victim was found collapsed and was bleeding from his head
One man found hanged, another dead on floor in Adachi apartment
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Men are believed to be two brothers, aged 50 and 52
Gifu: Man found stabbed with internal organs exposed in apparent suicide attempt
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Police initially launched a search for a suspect after the injured man said he had been 'stabbed'

Japan scrambles to convert VHS tapes to digital formats
By Kazutaka Shimanaka
UNESCO declared magnetic tapes obsolete in 2019
Setagaya family murders 24 years on: Expanded DNA usage urged
By Kenji Nakano
Former chief of the local Seijo Police Station, 'Rather than just identifying individuals, we can get closer to the murderer'
Mochi: Trouble with New Year’s food goes beyond choking
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Mochi can cause an intestinal blockage
‘Tokyo Swindlers’ ordered to pay Sekisui House ¥1 billion in damages over land fraud
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Sekisui House was tricked into signing false sales contract with group of fraudsters over land in Gotanda

Posts tagged as “farm”

5,000 pigs roasted alive in farm blaze in Ehime

Two pigpens burned down at a pig farm in Saijo City on Tuesday

5,000 pigs roasted alive in farm blaze in Ehime

By Roland Shichijo on October 19, 2017

Blaze possibly started due to a problem with the heating system at the farm

Aomori officials: Culling of 4,700 ducks with H5 bird flu complete

Aomori officials: Culling of 4,700 ducks with H5 bird flu complete

By Roland Shichijo on December 4, 2016

Virus spread to ducks from nearby farm, officials say

Hokkaido cops: Train hits 3 run-away calves

A train struck three run-away calves in Hokkaido (TV Asahi)

Hokkaido cops: Train hits 3 run-away calves

By Roland Shichijo on November 5, 2016

Livestock escaped from nearby farm, authorities said

Tochigi golf course raises stink after pig farm dumps 800 tons of poop

Tochigi golf course raises stink after pig farm dumps 800 tons of poop

By Roland Shichijo on July 5, 2016

Police arrested 4 farmers for not omplying with the prefecture’s disposal directives

How Korean-Japanese law enforcement thwarted pickpocket gangs
By Amy Takahashi
Tokyo police official said, 'We made it clear that there is no escape even if they return to Korea'
Ex-abductee Hitomi Soga on mother who remains in North Korea: ‘I worry every day’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Soga said, 'I've reached an age where I worry every day about whether my mother is doing well'
Man suspected in Osaka slashing incident in 2020 deported from Thailand
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect told police he 'had no intention to kill'
AV actress Miru among 35 nabbed in international prostitution sting
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Price for one sexual encounter was as high as 3 million yen, Hong Kong police said

Tokyo police accuse ex-MUFG employee suspected in theft of ¥1.7 billion in valuables
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect used the stolen money and valuables to make up for losses in foreign exchange investments
Chiba hospital puts staff member on standby after controversial social media posts emerge
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
One post read, 'I always cover up incidents because it's a hassle to write about them'
Japan scrambles to convert VHS tapes to digital formats
By Kazutaka Shimanaka
UNESCO declared magnetic tapes obsolete in 2019
Ex-MUFG employee suspected in theft of ¥1 billion in valuables sold gold at second-hand shops
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Ex-employee used cash obtained from sales for investments and other purposes