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Tokyo police have accused Toshifumi Yamaguchi of robbing a woman of 9,000 yen from her residence in Toshima Ward in 2007 (TBS News) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have used a DNA analysis to apprehend a suspect in a decade-old robbery case just ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Thursday the metropolitan government will in principle bear all the costs of temporary facilities for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be built outside the capital. Following a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Toyota's profit fell 6.6 per cent in the fiscal fourth quarter as an unfavourable exchange rate offset better sales, but its president said Wednesday that the company was merely investing in the future. Toyota Motor Corp ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 31-year-old man suspected in a series of pickpocketing incidents on a train line in the capital, reports TBS News (May 11). At around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nobutaka Ando allegedly reached into the bag of a woman ... ( read original story ...)

The frenetic, intense drumming style of one of Japan's most famous rock stars has caught up on him, with the news that he needs urgent neck surgery. Yoshiki, founder of rock superstars X Japan, will have an artificial cervical disc inserted in his neck. ( read original story ...)

Yoshiharu Hoshino, CEO of Hoshino Resorts, explained the plan at a news conference on April 24 in Osaka. The new hotel will be built in front of Shin-Imamiya Station of the JR Osaka Loop Line. “Shin-Imamiya has a very high potential when seen from the ... ( read original story ...)

Jeju United secured their place in the knock-out round of 16 of the AFC Champions League following their 2-0 defeat of Gamba Osaka on Tuesday. Jeju United 2 Gamba Osaka 0 Chung Woon opens the scoring on 29' Hwang Il-Su adds a second on 66' Woon Chung ... ( read original story ...)

Jeju United recorded a 2-0 home victory over Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League on Monday, with a strike from Il-Soo Hwang the individual highlight. With the away side failing to take advantage of a corner, Jeju clear the ball upfield before ... ( read original story ...)

The Chinese side's only loss en route to topping the pool came against Jeju United, who wrapped up second place with a 2-0 victory against Gamba Osaka, which would have denied Adelaide progression anyway. Esteghlal Khouzestan's 1-1 draw with winless Al ... ( read original story ...)

The second part of the Nagoya Animation Project is entitled Nagoya Anime Trend News. This program will focus on conveying the latest information on Nagoya-based anime productions, including interviews with creators, voice actors, and anisong performers. ( read original story ...)

In the third stop of the 2017 World Triathlon Series the elites head to Japan to return to the familiar event of the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. Last year Yokohama played the home to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic qualifying event for many nations ... ( read original story ...)

For the eighth time in World Triathlon Series history, elites head back to Japan to compete in the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. Celebrating one of the cities that was one of our first, Yokohama hosts the third stop of the 2017 Series and second ... ( read original story ...)

Obada is a Syrian student in Tokyo who, by a mixture of chance and determination, has become the translator of Japanese manga comics into Arabic. And by another twist of fate, many of these Arab editions of football saga Captain Tsubasa have been donated ... ( read original story ...)

KITTY Chiller’s hopes of leading the Australian Olympic team at the 2020 Tokyo Games have been significantly boosted by John Coates’ re-election as AOC president. Chiller wants to continue as chef de mission despite a torrid baptism in Rio last year ... ( read original story ...)

To offer a memorable experience in various parts of the stay, Park Hotel Tokyo will continue to maximize the role of Japanese aesthetics and hospitality. To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/special-art ... ( read original story ...)

The populations of three wards in central Tokyo are projected to keep growing after 2025 even as the capital’s overall population is expected to decline, thanks to a construction boom and convenient transport. Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato wards have seen an ... ( read original story ...)