The Japan TimesDec 8
Tokyo’s rat population isn’t going anywhere, and a growing number of scientists say the real solution isn’t eradication but coexistence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/society/tokyo-rat-infestation-garbage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #rats #tokyo #shinjukuward #pestcontrol #health
In the company of rats: Tokyo's growing rodent problem

As Tokyo confronts stubborn rat populations, researchers argue the path forward lies in understanding their behavior — not just stamping them out.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesDec 2
As the Korean War raged on in December 1950, Western powers vied to restore Japan as a “great Asian power” to counter global communism. In December 2000, a teenage boy bombed a video store in Kabukicho. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/history/tokyo-population-communism-inflation-kabukicho-bomb-1925-1950-1975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #tokyo #population #taisho #coldwar #inflation #shinjukuward #kabukicho
Japan Times 1925: Tokyo population booming in late Taisho Era

The Japanese capital averaged more than 50,000 births per year in the 13 years leading up to 1925, as steady incomes allowed ordinary people to live prosperous lives.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesApr 23, 2025
Tokyo’s newest art star is only a year old and has a bedtime before her solo show opens. Meet Thumbelina, the toddler turning heads (and making sales) in Kabukicho. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/04/24/art/tokyo-toddler-artist-thumbelina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #decameron #shinjukuward #kabukicho #children
Thumbelina's bedtime is before 8. Her exhibition runs till 5 a.m.

A toddler’s solo art show lights up Tokyo’s nightlife, even though she’s asleep before her first guests arrive.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesNov 14, 2024
Tokyo police announced Wednesday the arrest of a 24-year-old host club employee in the capital’s Kabukicho entertainment district for allegedly attempting to force a female client into prostitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/13/japan/crime-legal/host-club-prostution/ #japan #crimelegal #hostbars #shinjuku #japanesepolice #prostitution #kabukicho #shinjukuward #mpd #tokyo
The Japan TimesSep 9, 2024
The redevelopment plan for the historic Meiji Jingu Gaien district in central Tokyo has been revised to preserve more trees and keep construction further away from the park's iconic rows of ginkgo trees. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/09/japan/society/jingu-gaien-redevelopment-plan-changes/ #japan #society #meijijingugaien #shinjukuward #minatoward #tokyo #environment
Updated Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment plan to keep more trees

Fewer trees will be felled and more new ones planted, while construction will also take place further away from the park's iconic ginkgo trees.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJun 22, 2024
The assembly of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward unanimously enacted an ordinance on Friday to ban street drinking at night in certain entertainment districts during the Halloween period. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/22/japan/shinjuku-driking-ban/ #japan #shinjuku #shinjukuward #drinking #halloween
Tokyo's Shinjuku bans street drinking at night on Halloween

The move comes as Shinjuku has faced increased disturbances and other nuisances from young people moving from neighboring Shibuya.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 5, 2024
While the metropolitan government aims to make projection mapping a new tourist attraction in Tokyo, many question the cost. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/05/japan/politics/tokyo-projection-mapping/ #japan #politics #tokyo #projectionmapping #tokyometropolitangovernment #tourism #shinjukuward #shinjuku
Tokyo turning projection mapping into a tourist event, but some debate cost

The show is gaining recognition, with nearby hotels offering packages to those staying overnight.

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TokyoReporterSep 3, 2020
Two Nihon University rugby players accused of possessing marijuana https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/two-nihon-university-rugby-players-accused-of-possessing-marijuana/ #NihonUniversity #ShinjukuWard #Education #marijuana #Crime #Japan #rugby #News
Two Nihon University rugby players accused of possessing marijuana

Tokyo police have sent two members of the Nihon University Rugby Club to prosecutors over the alleged possession of marijuana in Shinjuku Ward

TokyoReporter
TokyoReporterAug 27, 2020
Man, 33, accused of molesting girl at Shinjuku internet cafe https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/man-33-accused-of-molesting-girl-at-shinjuku-internet-cafe/ #ShinjukuWard #molestation #Crime #Japan #News
Man, 33, accused of molesting girl at Shinjuku internet cafe

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 33-year-old man over the alleged molestation of a girl in Shinjuku Ward

TokyoReporter
TokyoReporterAug 21, 2020
Yakuza accused of fatally beating visitor to Hanazono Shrine festival https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/yakuza-accused-of-fatally-beating-visitor-to-hanazono-shrine-festival/ #HanazonoShrine #Sumiyoshi-kai #manslaughter #ShinjukuWard #Yakuza #yakuza #Crime #Japan #News
Yakuza accused of fatally beating visitor to Hanazono Shrine festival

Tokyo police have arrested three members of a criminal syndicate over the alleged fatal beating of a man in Shinjuku Ward last year

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