Drones are delivering food to residents of a Japanese town devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster where access to shops is limited. Residents were allowed to return to the Minamisoma area last year but obtaining supplies can be difficult. Operators ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese police find nine dismembered bodies in apartment
TOKYO — Japanese police found nine dismembered bodies hidden in coolers ... The gruesome case captured attention in a country known for public safety, topping news with reports that showed the building where the suspect lived in a small studio apartment. ( read original story ...)
Police Find Severed Heads in Coolers in Serial Killer Case that Stuns Japan
Security camera footage from a nearby train station showed Mr. Shiraishi and the missing woman walking together, the Japanese news media reported. On Tuesday, a crowd of reporters gathered around the townhouse, which the police had blocked off with yellow ... ( read original story ...)
‘Pen Pineapple Apple Pen’ singer to sing to Trump in Japan
President Trump’s Asia trip begins Saturday in Tokyo, and he expects to be greeted with entertainment from viral singer Pikotaro, The Washington Post reported, citing Kyodo News Agency ... really happy,” Abe told Japanese newspaper The Mainichi. ( read original story ...)
Police find 9 dismembered bodies hidden in coolers in Tokyo apartment in apparent serial killing case
TOKYO – Japanese police found nine dismembered bodies hidden ... The gruesome case captured attention in a country known for public safety, topping news with reports that showed the building where the suspect lived in a small studio apartment. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police find 9 bodies hidden in apartment
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Discovery of Severed Heads in Tokyo Apartment Stuns Japan
the Japanese news media reported. A search of Mr. Shiraishi’s apartment on Monday uncovered a cooler containing two heads, then further examination revealed parts of seven more bodies, NHK reported, citing a Tokyo Metropolitan Police source it did not ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police arrest man after multiple bodies found in apartment
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 ...)
Horror as Tokyo police find 9 bodies hidden in apartment
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 ...)
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 ...)