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Tokyo addresses anger over US bases

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida claimed to have come to an agreement with the United States that US troops stationed…

2 years ago

Tokyo subway attacker wore ‘Joker’ costume and sought death sentence, stabbed 17 people before starting fire – reports

The 24-year-old suspect was arrested on Sunday night after allegedly stabbing 17 people on a train heading toward Shinjuku, the…

3 years ago

At least 15 people injured after attack in fire-hit Tokyo metro train, man with knife detained – reports

The suspect doused parts of the train car with an unspecified liquid and set it on fire at around 8pm…

3 years ago

Chinese media mocks Japan as Tokyo apologizes to Okinawans for US Marines’ sudden dumping of ‘safe’ wastewater from base

The national government of Japan offered a rare formal apology to the mayor of Ginowan over the actions of US…

3 years ago

Heart of gold: Polish javelin star Maria Andrejczyk auctioning Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games medal to help fund a child’s heart surgery

It wasn't long after Andrejczyk won her silver medal, realizing a lifelong ambition along the way, that she knew she wanted to…

3 years ago

From protests and crashes to diplomatic incidents and Covid, here are some of the Tokyo Olympics’ craziest, most memorable moments

Whether there was joy or despair for the athletes at the center of it, every day of the Games seemed…

3 years ago

From the whining over Russians winning medals to transgender weightlifting – the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have taught us much

These will forever be known as the ‘Pandemic Games’, played out in the shadow of Covid one year later than…

3 years ago

Suspect in Tokyo train stabbing in which 10 were injured sought to kill ‘women who looked happy’ – media

“I have been wanting to kill happy-looking women for the past six years. Anyone would have been OK,” said the…

3 years ago

Rising above the rest: Mariya Lasitskene wins high jump gold for ROC in Tokyo as emotional star breaks down in tears of joy

Lasitskene went over at a height of 2.04m to edge out Australian rival Nicola McDermott, who managed 2.02m, and Ukrainian teenager…

3 years ago

4 stabbed in knife attack on Tokyo train, suspect detained after escape

The attack took place on an Odakyu Electric Railway line late on Friday in Tokyo’s southwestern suburb of Setagaya.One of…

3 years ago