Sources: Japan Times
The Tokyo District Court sentences Kyota Hattori to 23 years in prison for attempted murder and arson on a train in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan, in October 2021. 2023-07-31
Police in Tokyo, Japan, arrest a former member of the 2020 Summer Olympics organising committee after prosecutors accused him of graft and bribery. 2022-08-17
Tokyo reports a record 4,166 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-08-4
Tokyo reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, with 366 new cases reported. 2020-07-23
Reuters reports that the occupation of geisha in Tokyo is threatened by the pandemic, with awkward working conditions and the absence of new apprentices. 2020-07-16
Japan deploys two MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile interceptor systems in Tokyo in preparation for any North Korean ballistic missiles potentially heading for the city. The deployment comes amid concerns of an imminent North Korean missile launch following the detection of "increased activity" at a North Korean missile facility. 2016-01-31
Japan defends dumping of water with low level radiation from the accidents in the Pacific Ocean following criticism from South Korea and Russia. 2011-04-5
Radiation levels rise inside and outside the plant leading to the temporary evacuation of emergency workers. 2011-03-16
A rise in radiation levels in Tokyo leads to panic buying and some residents leaving the capital. 2011-03-15
Fires are reported in Russia's nuclear-contaminated forests from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, amid concerns about the spread of radiation. 2010-08-11