Japanese police arrest 6 men over scam from Vietnam
The Japanese suspects allegedly conspired to defraud a woman in her 20s in Yamaguchi Prefecture of ¥1 million earlier this year.
More from The Tokyo
View all news →
library
The Mainichi
CHIBA -- A book with photos and illustrations chronicling the growth of Punch, a Japanese macaque at a zoo in eastern Japan who attracted global atten
News
Easy Japanese news in translation: Water-spraying drill held at Shirakawa-go settlement
A water-spraying drill was held on October 25 in Shirakawa-go, a settlement of traditional A-frame thatched-roof houses in the village of Shirakawa, G
business
Law to establish 'second capital' to back up Tokyo goes into effect
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Legislation to establish a "second capital" to serve as a backup for Tokyo's core functions and decentralize economic activity went i
Local
Japan gov't to use 1.1 tril. yen of reserves to finance gasoline subsidies
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Cabinet decided Friday to allocate about 1.1 trillion yen ($7 billion) from the government's reserves to finance a subsidy pr
Local
Mitsubishi Motors' revived Pajero model posts strong orders
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Thursday it has received about 5,500 pre-orders for its first new Pajero sport utility vehicle in seven
News
Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap
KOFU, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji got its first snowcap of the season on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, with radar and oth
Local
Japan weekly 'Sunday Mainichi' to halt publication next April, ending over 100-yr history
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese major weekly Sunday Mainichi will suspend publication next April, ending its more than 100-year history, its publisher s
safety
5 rescued, 1 missing after fire on tugboat off Okinawa
NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Five people were rescued but one remained missing after a fire broke out on a tugboat off Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture o
News
Western Japan shrine unveils huge plaques with 2 smiling sheep for fruitful 2027
TANABE, Wakayama -- A shrine in this western Japan city has unveiled enormous New Year's "ema" votive plaques for 2027 featuring two smiling sheep, sy
Local
BOJ says 2% inflation target generally achieved, maintains policy rate
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan said Friday that underlying inflation has "generally" reached its 2 percent target, nearly 14 years after the goal
News
Suzuki Motor overtakes Honda as Japan's No. 2 automaker by global sales
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Suzuki Motor Corp. overtook Honda Motor Co. to rank second among Japanese automakers in global vehicle sales in the April-September
Local
'Has my body truly become my own?': Tokyo exhibition explores Japan's former eugenics law
TOKYO -- An exhibition aiming to raise awareness of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) through the history of the former eugenic protect