Tokyo police searched a rental office in the capital over a body abandonment case allegedly committed by the president of an information technology company, investigative sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/crime-legal/body-office-police-search/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #katsuyamizuguchi #tech #akasaka #minatoward
Police search Tokyo rental office over abandonment of body

The suspect, Katsuya Mizuguchi, who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of abandoning a body, virtually lived in the rental office, sources said.

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The president of a Tokyo information technology company, who has been arrested for allegedly abandoning the body of a male executive, may have wiped up bloodstains left by the victim in the office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/19/japan/crime-legal/it-firm-head-blood-in-office/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #linuxjapan #tech #mpd #akasaka #minatoward
Arrested IT firm head may have wiped up blood in office

The bloodstains were not apparent at first glance and were discovered through a detailed on-site probe by police, investigative sources said.

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The health ministry has asked local governments across Japan to survey safety management at sauna facilities following a fatal accident in Tokyo last December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/japan-survey-safety-saunas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #japanesepolice #akasaka #minatoward
Japan to survey safety management at sauna facilities

The health ministry has requested that a total of 157 prefectural governments and municipalities with public health centers report survey results by the end of this month.

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One week after two customers died in a fire in a private room at a luxury sauna facility in Tokyo, police are investigating the facility's operator for possible professional negligence resulting in death. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/21/japan/crime-legal/police-probe-sauna-operator/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sauna #tokyo #akasaka #minatoward
Tokyo police arrested a 43-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force member Saturday on suspicion of attempting to stab a woman to death earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/22/japan/crime-legal/gsdf-akasaka-woman-stabbing-suspect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #gsdf #stabbings #tokyo #akasaka #minatoward #japanesepolice
GSDF officer arrested over stabbing woman in Tokyo’s Akasaka area

The suspect has denied the allegations against him. 'I know the woman, but I have had no problems with her,' Yoichiro Otsu told police.

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Fresh bread, international schools and a hint of bouillabaisse — is Tokyo's Hiroo neighborhood the ultimate expat dream, or a curated mirage? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/04/13/issues/perfect-day-hiroo-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #hiroo #nishiazabu #shibuyaward #minatoward #expats #foreignresidents #embassies #realestate
How to spend the perfect day in Hiroo, Tokyo’s expat enclave

A stroll through Hiroo reveals both the comforts of expat luxury and the quiet intrusions of a changing Tokyo.

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Climbing has been on the rise in Japan, mainly due to the popularity it gained from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and new climbing walls are popping up all over the place. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/09/24/more-sports/climbing-popularity-japan/ #moresports #2024parisolympics #children #schools #aimori #tokyo #minatoward #enjoyclub
People of all ages and sizes scale new heights amid climbing boom in Japan

The sport gained a boost from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and new climbing walls are popping up all over the place.

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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.

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A first look inside teamLab’s new Borderless museum

The international art collective unveiled two installations that will appear in the digital museum’s new space in Azabudai Hills in 2024.

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With a new high-rise building set to debut on Friday, the Toranomon Hills complex located in the heart of Tokyo will see the completion of its redevelopment project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/04/companies/toranomon-hills-complete/?utm_content=buffer69eb7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #tokyo #buildings #moribuilding #toranomon #realestate #minatoward
Toranomon area continues to rise as Tokyo’s business hub

The massive Toranomon Hills project has helped the area become one of Tokyo's major business centers.

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