Japan is one of the world’s safest countries. So why do so many people feel uneasy? This week, @AlexktMartin takes a look at crime, perception and the growing gap between data and fear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/society/japan-safety-security-crime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #demographics #crime #tokyo #adachiward #saitama #depopulation #elderly #expats

Tokyo police have arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of driving a stolen car he then used to plow through an area in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward on Monday, killing one person and injuring 10 others in a chaotic hit-and-run. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/crime-legal/japan-hit-and-run-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #trafficaccidents #adachiward

Tokyo police arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder after another 17-year-old was stabbed to death on a street in the capital's Adachi Ward early Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/24/japan/crime-legal/17-year-old-arrested-tokyo-street-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #japanesepolice #adachiward

A 23-year-old man was arrested after stabbing and slashing two employees at a convenience store in Tokyo before fleeing on a bicycle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/crime-legal/man-arrested-over-stabbings-at-tokyo-convenience-store/?utm_content=bufferd000e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #tokyo #japanesepolice #conveniencestores #adachiward

A man stabbed a worker at a Tokyo convenience store in the back then slashed the arm of another employee, causing them severe injuries, police have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/crime-legal/tokyo-convenience-store-stabbing/?utm_content=bufferd4d8d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #tokyo #japanesepolice #conveniencestores #adachiward

Coronavirus infections found at fourth hostess club in Adachi https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan/coronavirus-infections-found-at-fourth-hostess-club-in-adachi/ #coronavirus #AdachiWard #Japannews #COVID-19 #Japan #Tokyo #News

Philippine pubs in Adachi source of 22 coronavirus infections https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan/philippine-pubs-in-adachi-source-of-22-coronavirus-infections/ #coronavirus #AdachiWard #COVID-19 #Japan #Tokyo #News

Man, 70, suspected women’s underwear thefts in Adachi https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/man-70-suspected-womens-underwear-thefts-in-adachi/ #women'sunderwear #AdachiWard #Crime #Japan #theft #Tokyo #News

Newspaper sales agent accused of settling ablaze residence of non-subscriber https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/newspaper-sales-agent-accused-of-settling-ablaze-residence-of-non-subscriber/ #AdachiWard #Crime #Japan #Tokyo #arson #News

Tokyo: Man, 77, holds up grocery store with knife from ¥100 shop https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/tokyo-man-77-holds-up-grocery-store-with-knife-from-100-shop/ #AdachiWard #Japannews #robbery #Crime #Japan #Tokyo #News