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Tokyo reports a record 31,878 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
2022-07-21

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms that the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology in Kharkiv, which holds a neutron generator, has been destroyed by Russian shelling. The IAEA says that no radiation release has been detected from the facility, which housed a "small inventory of radioactive material".
2022-03-7

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

Tokyo reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, with 366 new cases reported.
2020-07-23

Yōichi Masuzoe resigns as the Governor of the Japanese capital Tokyo over a political funding scandal. He was due to face a no-confidence motion in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly later today.
2016-06-15

Apple loses a patent dispute against Samsung Electronics smartphones and tablets in Tokyo, Japan.
2012-08-31

A subcontractor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant reportedly told workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure in an apparent effort to keep its contract. [https:--web.archive.org-web-20120723234142-http:--ajw.asahi.com-article-0311disaster-fukushima-AJ201207210069 ("Asahi Shimbun")] [http:--main.omanobserver.om-node-103852 ("Oman Daily Observer")]date=August 2019
2012-07-21

A rare giant panda born naturally in captivity at a Tokyo zoo dies after only six days, prompting widespread mourning in Japan.
2012-07-11

A report by the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation claims that the Japanese government considered the evacuation of Tokyo during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
2012-02-27

A rise in radiation levels in Tokyo leads to panic buying and some residents leaving the capital.
2011-03-15