Sources: Japan Times
Two tour buses collide along the Chūō Expressway in Hachiōji, Tokyo, injuring 47 people. 2025-04-5
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off Fukushima, Japan, triggering tsunami warnings and causing power outages for millions of people in Tokyo. At least four people are killed and 94 others are injured. 2022-03-16
Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura says that the country has entered an "extremely frightening" stage of the pandemic as the number of cases increases in Tokyo. The government also extends the state of emergency in the capital and expands it to three surrounding prefectures and the city of Osaka from August 2 to August 31. 2021-07-30
Tokyo reports a record 1,337 new cases in the past 24 hours. It is the first prefecture to surpass 1,000 daily cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 2020-12-31
Tokyo reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, with 366 new cases reported. 2020-07-23
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifts the state of emergency in all remaining parts of the country, including Tokyo. 2020-05-25
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
A small amount of radiation is found on vegetables exported from Japan to Taiwan but the amount is too small to harm human health. [http:--www.theguardian.pe.ca-Canada---World-Business-2011-03-20-article-2347183-Taiwan-says-radiation-detected-on-batch-of-Japanese-peas,-but-levels-not-harmful-1 (Canadian Press via "Prince Edward Island Guardian")]date=August 2019 2011-03-20
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