Deadly stabbing on Japan bullet train

a local police spokesman told AFP news agency. Mr Kojima told police he had picked victims at random and had been armed with "multiple bladed objects" on the train, Japanese broadcaster NHK reports. Witnesses said passengers were in tears as they attempted ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Yakuza boss extorted former gang member

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a yakuza boss over the alleged extortion of a former gang member last year, reports TBS News (June 6). In July, Yoshinori Hirabayashi, the 72-year-old chairman of a gang affiliated with the Kobe ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo fun fact: Everything here is tiny

Tokyo may be a megapolis, but our 13 million-strong population (with an additional 29 million in greater Tokyo) means space is, well, limited. Enter a whole load of things that would probably be twice the size abroad, which have been squeezed into the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, U.S. to seek first trade talks under new framework in July

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States are working to hold their first bilateral trade talks under a new framework in July, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said, in a sign Washington may ratchet up pressure on Tokyo to open up its markets. U.S. President ... ( read original story ...)

Emirates to deploy Airbus A380 serving the Dubai-Osaka route

2018-Jun-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, will introduce regular scheduled commercial Airbus A380 services to Osaka (KIX) in Japan on 28 October 2018*. The deployment of the double-decker aircraft ... ( read original story ...)