southwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. A police spokesman said Tuesday the 27-year-old suspect confessed to cutting up the bodies and hiding them in cold-storage cases, covered with cat litter. (Kyodo News via AP) Local media reported that police ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police find multiple bodies in apartment, arrest man
Tokyo police have arrested a man after finding "multiple" dismembered ... and put out some of the body parts as garbage, Kyodo News agency reported. Media reports cited the man's neighbours as saying they had noticed foul smells near the apartment. ( read original story ...)
Dismembered bodies, severed heads found in cooler in Tokyo apartment
Police also found a saw, which the suspect presumably used to dismember his victims, Kyodo news reported. The case was opened earlier in October when a man reported that his sister, 23, had been missing for several days. The woman from western Tokyo was ... ( read original story ...)
Dismembered bodies, severed heads found inside cooler in Tokyo apartment, man arrested
Tokyo police have arrested a man after finding “multiple ... and put out some of the body parts as garbage, Kyodo News agency reported. Media reports cited the man’s neighbours as saying they had noticed foul smells near the apartment. ( read original story ...)
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10/30 WSJ denies CNBC denial of Nikkei SoftBank to Drop Effort to Merge Sprint Wit.. 10/30 SoftBank calling off talks to merge Sprint, T-Mobile- Nikkei Asian Review - N.. 10/30 BRIEF-Sumitomo Realty & Development sales likely rose 6% for April-Sept p. ( read original story ...)
Investors Jump Aboard as Japan Brewers Pursue Drinkers Overseas
Investors have been focusing on the overseas story, sending shares of Asahi to a record on Friday while Sapporo touched the highest level in almost a decade. Kirin also is trading near its all-time peak. The upside for Kirin, which reports Tuesday after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan man held over bodies and severed heads in flat
These are external links and will open in a new window Japanese police have arrested a man after finding parts of nine bodies in his apartment in Zama, near Tokyo. Police found two severed heads in a cold-storage container outside the flat of the suspect ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Police Investigate Possible Serial Killer
TOKYO — The police in Tokyo arrested a man suspected of murder on Tuesday, and the Japanese news media reported that parts of nine bodies had been found in his apartment, raising the possibility that investigators had uncovered a serial killer. ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s October passenger car sales in Japan likely halved amid scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co said Japan sales of new passenger vehicles probably fell by half in October from a year ago after the discovery of improper final inspection procedures at its domestic plants caused it to suspend some production. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan cuts annual inflation forecasts
Japan's central bank cut its annual inflation forecast on Tuesday but kept its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged, even though overseas counterparts have started turning off the stimulus taps. The Bank of Japan also maintained its 2.0-percent inflation ... ( read original story ...)
The Nikkei 225 is poised for more gains — even as Abe’s arrows fall short
They seemed to achieve nothing for Japan's economy, apparently fluttering to earth, and the media lost interest. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov The performance of the Nikkei 225, however, suggests that at least some of the arrows, aggressive monetary easing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank keeps policy intact, cuts price outlook
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan has wrapped up a policy meeting with no changes to its ultra-lax stimulus program, but slightly raised its forecast for growth in this fiscal year. The central bank did cut its outlook for inflation for the full fiscal year ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police arrest man after reportedly finding 9 bodies in apartment
Tokyo police have arrested a man after finding "multiple" dismembered bodies in coolers in his apartment in a city southwest of the capital. The 27-year-old suspect, Takahiro Shiraishi, confessed to cutting up the bodies and hiding them in cold-storage ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police make arrest after multiple dismembered bodies found in apartment
Tokyo police say they have arrested a man after finding "multiple" dismembered bodies in coolers in his apartment in a city southwest of the capital. A police spokesman said Tuesday the 27-year-old suspect confessed to cutting up the bodies and hiding them ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police arrest man, find multiple bodies in apartment
The 27-year-old suspect, Takahiro Shiraishi, confessed to cutting up the bodies and hiding them in cold-storage cases, covered with cat litter, a police spokesman said Tuesday. Investigators found the bodies while searching for a 23-year-old woman who had ... ( read original story ...)
‘Nine bodies and severed heads’ found in house in Tokyo as man arrested
Japanese police have reportedly found nine bodies, including two with their heads severed and dumped in a cool box, in a flat in the Tokyo suburbs. Police said they had arrested 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, who lives in the apartment in Zama ... ( read original story ...)