An incident that saw an elevator at Tokyo Skytree stop for about six hours, with 20 people trapped inside, was caused by damage to a cable that supplies electricity and transmits signals, the operator said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/cable-damage-skytree-elevator/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyoskytree #sumidaward #tokyo #tourism

Tokyo police have arrested a 22-year-old woman on suspicion of dismembering and abandoning the body of her infant after remains were found inside a freezer in the capital’s Sumida Ward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/19/japan/crime-legal/baby-dismembering-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #children #sumidaward

Man filled PET bottle with ‘own urine’ to splash on woman https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/man-filled-pet-bottle-with-own-urine-to-splash-on-woman/ #SumidaWard #Japannews #Crime #Japan #News

Yakuza among suspects in alleged group assault in Kinshicho https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/yakuza-among-suspects-in-alleged-group-assault-in-kinshicho/ #tokushusagi #SumidaWard #Japannews #Kinshicho #Kudo-kai #assault #yakuza #Crime #Japan #fraud #News