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The man who claimed that he is the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, a former member of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front who was wanted for his role in a series of bombings in the 1970s and who was arrested by Japanese police on January 25, dies of cancer in a hospital in Tokyo, Japan. However, it has not been confirmed if the man was actually Kirishima.
2024-01-29

A man stabs passengers riding the Odakyū Odawara Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, injuring 10 people. The suspect, a man in his 30s, is arrested after turning himself in at a convenience store.
2021-08-6

Japan reports a record 15,263 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including a record 5,042 cases in Tokyo, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 987,163.
2021-08-5

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya enters the Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing to board a flight to Belarus at Haneda Airport and asking for Japanese police protection. Her husband has left Belarus and entered Ukraine. The Japanese government says that it will take measures to protect Tsimanouskaya's stay as multiple European countries offer her asylum.
2021-08-2

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says that the Summer Olympics will be held in July, despite a state of emergency currently being declared in Tokyo.
2021-01-21

Tokyo reports a new single-day record of 570 cases, according to data from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 39,649.
2020-11-27

Tokyo reports a new single-day record of 493 new cases, surpassing the previous record set in August and bringing the cumulative number of cases in the prefecture to over 35,000.
2020-11-18

Tokyo reports 367 new COVID-19 cases. It is the highest jump of new cases since the pandemic began.
2020-07-30

Japanese Emperor Naruhito officially proclaims his enthronement as the Emperor of Japan in an ancient enthronement ceremony held in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, after ascending to the throne on 1 May. It was attended by about 2,000 guests with 420 foreign dignitaries.
2019-10-22

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Tokyo, Japan, with no injuries reported.
2013-02-25