Sources: BBC
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
Tokyo reports a new single-day record of 621 cases, according to data from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the prefecture to 46,745. 2020-12-12
Tokyo reports a record 539 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the metropolitan government, bringing the cumulative total since the pandemic began to 37,317 cases. 2020-11-21
Tokyo reports its highest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, with 366 new cases reported. 2020-07-23
Former CEO of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance Carlos Ghosn escapes house arrest in Tokyo and flees to Lebanon. He was under arrest for money laundering and underreporting his income, though he denies the charges. 2019-12-30
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Tokyo, Japan, with no injuries reported. 2013-02-25
Activists affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, which opposes economic inequality and corporate greed, take to the streets in numerous cities worldwide, including Sydney, Rome, Bucharest, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Berlin, and Madrid, in a day of coordinated mass protests. 2011-10-15
A rise in radiation levels in Tokyo leads to panic buying and some residents leaving the capital. 2011-03-15
Spain extradites Rifat Hadziahmetovic, an alleged member of the Pink Panthers, to Japan in relation to a 2007 jewel robbery in Tokyo. 2010-08-14
European politicians, including Jean-Marie Le Pen and Adam Walker, visit Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo; visits to this shrine have traditionally been a sensitive point in international politics between Japan, Korea, and China. 2010-08-14