An official died and another was injured after a resident who was subject to a court-ordered eviction stabbed them at an apartment in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward, Tokyo police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/crime-legal/court-official-conducting-eviction-stabbed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #realestate #tokyo #suginami #stabbings #japanesepolice
One official fatally stabbed during forced eviction in Tokyo

The resident suspected of stabbing two officials, one of whom later died, reportedly told police “I didn’t intend to kill them, but I thought it wouldn’t matter if they died.”

The Japan Times
Dragon torii gate at Shinto Shrine Mabashi Inari Jinja [馬橋稲荷神社]. Tokyo [東京], Japan 🇯🇵, 28th December 2016.

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Better late than never. Zenpukuji Park.

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A beautiful day in Zenpukui Park in Suginami, Tokyo

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Why a movement for free school lunches is spreading across Japan

By the end of this year, most of Tokyo’s wards will have policies to make lunch free in some form.

The Japan Times