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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 ...)

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 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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

The halls of the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show were filled with interesting new cars – many of which we covered extensively – but the real treat was sitting outside in the rainy parking lot. In what’s become somewhat of a tradition, the Japanese media drive ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – 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 ... ( read original story ...)