‘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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

JAPAN: Nikkei closes dead flat overnight 0.00%

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 ...)

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 ...)