Sources: Japan Times
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms the entrances to the underground Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran have been bombed. However, there are no signs of any increase in radiation at the facility. 2026-03-3
One person is killed and ten others are injured when a man rammed a stolen car into pedestrians in Tokyo, Japan. The perpetrator is arrested by police at the scene. 2025-11-24
Two tour buses collide along the Chūō Expressway in Hachiōji, Tokyo, injuring 47 people. 2025-04-5
Japan reports a record for the fifth consecutive day of 54,576 new COVID-19 cases, including a record 11,227 new cases in Tokyo and a record 7,675 new cases in Osaka Prefecture. 2022-01-22
The new Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako take part in a parade in central Tokyo as tens of thousands of onlookers line the streets in celebration of the emperor's enthronement. 2019-11-10
Yuriko Koike, of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) but not their preferred candidate, is elected the Tokyo prefecture's first female governor, replacing Yoichi Masuzoe who resigned last month. The former Minister of Defense defeated the LDP-Komeito ruling coalition's Hiroya Masuda and the opposition bloc's Shuntaro Torigoe. Turnout is over 40 percent. 2016-07-31
Japan sends two warships to patrol the Sea of Japan and sets Patriot missiles in central Tokyo and Okinawa Island. 2013-04-9
A rise in radiation levels in Tokyo leads to panic buying and some residents leaving the capital. 2011-03-15
Snowfall in central Tokyo matches a record set in April 1967. 2010-04-17