Dining and CookingFeb 16

Games and gab at a French pub in western Tokyo

Forget about Kagurazaka — another French enclave has long been simmering in western Tokyo. Nishiogikubo, a quietly cosmopolitan neighborhood in Suginami Ward, is home to Bengal…
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The Japan TimesFeb 16
In Nishiogikubo, a new neighborhood fixture offers fondue and fraternization in a welcoming atmosphere befitting its name. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/02/16/issues/nishiogikubo-french-bistro/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #nishiogikubo #suginamiward #frenchcommunity #frenchcuisine #videogames
Games and gab at a French pub in western Tokyo

At Bonjour Les Amis in Nishiogikubo, hearty French fare and lively game nights are bringing together a casually cosmopolitan crowd.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMar 3, 2025
The Nishiogikubo community has been fighting against a road expansion project that some view as a one-way street to gentrification. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/03/03/issues/nishiogikubo-redevelopment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #suginamiward #nishiogikubo #gentrification #architecture #cities #tokyoredevelopment
Redevelopment and resistance in historic Nishiogikubo

Stakeholders in Suginami Ward have been fighting against a road development plan for some years — but economic forces are already transforming the neighborhood.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJun 19, 2023
Tekigaiso, a villa in the Tokyo suburbs, hosted meetings that helped set Japan's course during World War II. But with an extensive renovation now taking place, how much of its story is set to be told? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/19/national/history/tekigaiso-renovation-suginami/?utm_content=buffer4f411&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #history #tokyo #wwii #tourism #buildings #suginamiward #warcrimes #showa #tekigaiso #fumimarokonoe
Resurrecting a prince's home with a dark wartime past

Tekigaiso hosted meetings that helped set Japan's course during World War II. But with an extensive renovation taking place, how much of its story is set to be told?

The Japan Times
TokyoReporterJul 1, 2020
Saitama man finds mother’s corpse, uses female neighbor to empty bank account https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/saitama-man-finds-mothers-corpse-uses-female-neighbor-to-empty-bank-account/ #abandoningacorpse #SuginamiWard #Saitama #Crime #Japan #Tokyo #News
Saitama man finds mother’s corpse, uses female neighbor to empty bank account

Police have arrested a 46-year-old man who after finding the body of his mother in her residence last year attempted to withdraw money from her account

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TokyoReporterFeb 8, 2020
Husband-wife team suspected in loan sharking scheme https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/husband-wife-team-suspected-in-loan-sharking-scheme/ #loansharking #SuginamiWard #Japannews #Crime #Japan #News
Husband-wife team suspected in loan sharking scheme

Tokyo police have arrested a man and his wife who are suspected of running a loan-sharking scheme that targeted more than 300 persons

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