One man is in a critical condition and at least ten others injured after a man dressed as the Joker stabbed people on a Tokyo train, spraying fluid and starting ... ( read original story ...)
Man dressed as Joker injures 17 on Tokyo train
EDITORS PLEASE NOTE THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGESA man dressed as Batman’s Joker attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening,injuring 17 people as many party-goers headed into the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democrats secure general election victory
Fumio Kishida secured a bigger-than-expected victory for the Liberal Democrats in Japan’s general election despite a nationwide weariness against the ruling party’s near-decade-long grip on power. The ... ( read original story ...)
Exit Polls Show Japan Ruling Coalition To Retain Power, Lose Seats
Japan's ruling coalition is on track to retain power but lose seats in parliament, media predictions said after polls closed in Sunday's general election, the first major test for Prime Minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)
Princess Mako of Japan’s commoner wedding suggests sexism will doom the royal family
Demoted from princess to citizen and wife, Mako has more rights and freedom than before. But the former royal's fate was sealed long before her birth. ( read original story ...)
Japan coalition projected to keep majority, PM’s party battered – NHK
Japan's ruling coalition is projected to stay in power but the party of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is forecast to take a drubbing in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, a blow that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida’s coalition keeps majority with fewer seats
Preliminary results show Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing coalition kept a majority in a parliamentary election but will lose some seats in a setback for his weeks-old government ... ( read original story ...)
Ren pulls off marginal Short Track World Cup victory in Nagoya
China's Ren Ziwei prevailed in the men's 1,000 metres race at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup event in Nagoya after a photo finish and less ... ( read original story ...)
At least 17 injured in knife attack and fire on Tokyo subway crowded with Halloween revelers
Police said the attacker was wearing an outfit that could have been a costume resembling a comic book character. ( read original story ...)
Man with knife injures 17 people on Tokyo train, starts fire
A man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train car on Sunday stabbed several passengers before setting a fire, police said. NHK public television said at least 10 passengers were injured, ... ( read original story ...)
Man dressed in Batman’s Joker costume stabs several passengers on Tokyo train
One video uploaded on Twitter showed a steady stream of people running away from a train car where, seconds later, a blaze lit up. ( read original story ...)
17 hurt as man in costume stabs passengers on Tokyo train, public broadcaster says
A man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train on Sunday stabbed several passengers before starting a fire, which sent people scrambling to escape and jumping from windows, police and witnesses ... ( read original story ...)
Man stabs at least 10 passengers on Tokyo commuter train
A man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train on Sunday stabbed multiple passengers before setting a fire, police said. ( read original story ...)
Man wielding knife sets fire to Tokyo train, injuring at least 8, public broadcaster reports
A man has been arrested by Tokyo police after brandishing a knife and starting a fire on a moving train in the Japanese capital on Sunday, the country's public broadcaster NHK reported. ( read original story ...)
Several injured in knife and arson attack on Tokyo underground train
A man has been left in a critical condition after a knife and arson attack on an underground train line in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. At least 10 others were also injured in the incident, which ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested after knife, fire attack on Tokyo train
A man was arrested for attempted murder after a knife and fire attack on a train in Tokyo on Sunday, Japanese media said, with at least 17 people reportedly injured and one in a serious condition ... ( read original story ...)