As Tokyo’s Chinese diaspora expands, so does the city’s hot pot scene. From fiery Sichuan to halal Inner Mongolia feasts, here’s where to pull up a chair. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/02/27/food-drink/chinese-hot-pot-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chinesecuisine #expats #chinesecommunity #shinjuku #takadanobaba #ikebukuro #ueno #hotpot #meat #vegetables #soup
Where Tokyoites go for Chinese hot pot

The fiery alternative to Japanese hot pot, 'huoguo' is a tongue-numbing Sichuan staple that has found many fans in the Japanese capital.

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Tokyo police have arrested a 35-year-old Chinese national on attempted murder charges following the stabbing of a woman in the Takadanobaba district of the capital’s Shinjuku Ward on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-takadanobaba-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #takadanobaba #shinjuku #japanesepolice
Man arrested over stabbing of woman in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward

A 35-year-old Chinese national is being held on suspicion of attempted murder. The motive for the attack remains unclear.

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Tokyo police have arrested a 35-year-old Chinese national on attempted murder charges following the stabbing of a woman in the Takadanobaba district of the capital’s Shinjuku Ward on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-takadanobaba-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #takadanobaba #shinjuku #japanesepolice
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Police have confirmed that the suspect in a murder in Tokyo's busy Takadanobaba district Tuesday kept stabbing the female victim with a knife for more than a minute, it was learned Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/crime-legal/takadanobaba-stabbing-grudge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #takadanobaba #tokyo #japanesepolice #stabbings #livestreaming
Tokyo murder suspect stabbed woman for more than a minute

The Metropolitan Police Department believes that the suspect, Kenichi Takano, 42, had developed a grudge against the victim, Airi Sato, 22.

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A man arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman livestreamer in Tokyo tracked her location through her broadcast, investigators revealed Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/13/japan/crime-legal/japan-livestream-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #livestreaming #shinjuku #takadanobaba #japanesepolice
Man arrested in Tokyo stabbing tracked victim through livestream

Police turned over Kenichi Takano to prosecutors on suspicion of murder, believing he used the livestream to track the victim's location.

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A 42-year-old man arrested in connection with Tuesday’s fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old woman livestreaming in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward told police he attacked her over an unpaid debt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/japan/crime-legal/takadanobaba-stabbing-financial-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #shinjuku #takadanobaba #stabbings
Tokyo livestream murder victim stabbed over alleged debt dispute

The attack occurred at around 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday in Takadanobaba, Shinjuku Ward, while the 22-year-old woman victim was livestreaming.

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Police have confirmed dozens of wounds on a 22-year-old woman who died after being stabbed while live-streaming in Tokyo's busy Takadanobaba district on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/japan/crime-legal/wounds-tokyo-stabbing-victim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #murder #stabbings #takadanobaba
Dozens of wounds found on Tokyo stabbing victim

Takano is suspected of stabbing Sato with a knife while she was live-streaming a video on a street in front of Takadanobaba Station in Shinjuku Ward.

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Tokyo police have arrested a man in his 40s following the stabbing of a woman in her 20s near Takadanobaba Station in the capital's Shinjuku Ward on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/crime-legal/takadanobaba-stabbing-woman/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #takadanobaba #tokyo #stabbings #japanesepolice #death
Man arrested after fatal stabbing of woman in Shinjuku Ward

The suspect is said to have approached the woman in her 20s near Takadanobaba Station and stabbed her without warning as she walked, apparently livestreaming, investigators said.

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