From Argentina to Asakusa: While teaching at a kindergarten in Tokyo, a writer far from home finds community, comfort and even a sense of belonging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/11/voices/buenos-aires-tokyo-koganji-kindergarten/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #voices #expats #foreigncommunity #englishteachers #asakusa #taitoward #argentina #buenosaires #matsuri

Once known as Tokyo’s secret slum, the working-class neighborhood of Sanya is making a comeback thanks to the efforts of a nonprofit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/04/28/issues/sanya-cafe-yoshihira/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #sanya #taitoward #arakawaward #shitamachi #homeless #tokyohomeless #workingclass

As the main focus of NHK’s prestigious taiga drama, Tsutaya Juzaburo is set to give his hometown of Yoshiwara in Tokyo a tourism-fueled boost. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/26/japan/history/tsutaya-juzaburo-edo-yoshiwara/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #nhk #ukiyoe #hokusai #edoperiod #tsutayajuzaburo #japanesetv #taitoward #yoshiwara

Tokyo police have rearrested a couple accused of multiple murders of family members, with the fresh arrest relating to the suspected murder of the male suspect's father. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/25/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-murder-father/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #taitoward #tokyo #kenichihosoya #shihohosoya #childabuse

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department sent Kenichi Hosoya and his wife, Shiho, to prosecutors on Friday after their arrest Wednesday for allegedly killing their 4-year-old daughter by administering psychotropic drugs and antifreeze. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/16/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-girl-murder-parents-prosecutors/ #japan #crimelegal #childabuse #tokyo #taitoward #japanesepolice

Japan's National Museum of Nature and Science said Monday that it has raised ¥920 million ($6.15 million) through a 90-day crowdfunding campaign, with 57,000 members of the public chipping in. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/06/japan/science-health/japan-science-museum-crowdfunding/?utm_content=buffer505f1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #science #nationalmuseumofnatureandscience #museums #crowdfunding #taitoward #tokyo #ueno

Newborn dies after mother leaves her alone overnight to ‘earn income’ https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/newborn-dies-after-mother-leaves-her-alone-overnight-to-earn-income/ #Japannews #TaitoWard #Crime #Japan #Tokyo #News

Uzbekistani not prosecuted over alleged molestation of woman in Ueno https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/uzbekistani-not-prosecuted-over-alleged-molestation-of-woman-in-ueno/ #coronavirus #Uzbekistan #TaitoWard #UenoPark #Crime #Japan #Tokyo #News

Yakuza accused of slicing off finger of indebted customer of casino https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/yakuza/yakuza-accused-of-slicing-off-finger-of-indebted-customer-of-casino/ #Sumiyoshi-kai #Japannews #TaitoWard #Yakuza #casino #yakuza #Crime #Japan #News #Ueno

Korean ‘boy’s bar’ employee suspected of stealing customers’ credit cards https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/korean-boys-bar-employee-suspected-of-stealing-customers-credit-cards/ #smartphone #Japannews #TaitoWard #Crime #Japan #theft #News #Ueno