2026-04-7 1386ce5c109a37e133a71b01e2b6d2e2a8cc371c 45 Japan 36 /wiki/japan Kanagawa Prefecture 13 /wiki/kanagawa%20prefecture Kawasaki 1 /wiki/kawasaki,%20kanagawa Japan Kanagawa Prefecture Kawasaki Kawasaki 2025-10-9 0aa4e7596d89e343b43c48cdfd9d8116d964fd26 16 Japan Kanagawa Prefecture 2 /feed/2025/10/9/one-person-is-killed-in-oiso-kanagawa-prefecture-japan-and-hundreds-of-people-are-evacuated-as-typhoon-halong-makes-l One person is killed in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and hundreds of people are evacuated as Typhoon Halong makes landfall in the Izu Islands. 2025-06-27 0e36044624fd4667fde510b16ee4520c9b643b06 /feed/2025/06/27/japanese-serial-killer-and-rapist-takahiro-shiraishi-is-executed-for-the-2017-murders-and-dismemberments-of-nine-people Japanese serial killer and rapist Takahiro Shiraishi is executed for the 2017 murders and dismemberments of nine people in his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. 1751078347 2025-06-27 0ad9d39d786affe1a989db7ae30d4f70d6d29b98 8 Japan Kanagawa Prefecture 2 /feed/2025/06/27/serial-killer-and-rapist-takahiro-shiraishi-is-executed-for-the-2017-murders-and-dismemberments-of-nine-people-in-his-ap Serial killer and rapist Takahiro Shiraishi is executed for the 2017 murders and dismemberments of nine people in his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. 2023-07-11 469fec396153184ec98b60925210cd242d663fb2 11 Japan 1 /feed/2023/07/11/the-hong-kong-government-threatens-to-ban-marine-products-from-multiple-prefectures-if-japan-pursues-its-plan-to-dischar The Hong Kong government threatens to ban marine products from multiple prefectures if Japan pursues its plan to discharge treated radioactive waste water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. 2022-02-27 990dc8cbd6b30dd133f4a4b152fce04901bf2642 /feed/2022/02/27/canada-the-european-union-the-united-kingdom-and-the-united-states-freeze-all-assets-of-the-russian-central-bank-and-t Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States freeze all assets of the Russian Central Bank and the Russian National Wealth Fund under their jurisdiction, preventing the usage of 39% of Russia's $630 billion of foreign exchange reserves. Japan also agrees to do the same. Due to the sanctions already in place (including trade in gold), Russia may have as much as three-quarters of its currency reserves unusable. 1646010378 2022-02-27 04e3c0912101c7a46b06077c70ad4110f0a6539b /feed/2022/02/27/the-united-states-the-european-union-canada-and-the-united-kingdom-freeze-all-assets-of-the-russian-central-bank-and-t The United States, the European Union, Canada and the United Kingdom freeze all assets of the Russian Central Bank and the Russian National Wealth Fund under their jurisdiction, preventing the usage of 39% of Russia's $630 billion of foreign exchange reserves. Japan also agrees to do the same. Due to the sanctions already in place (including trade in gold), Russia may have as much as three-quarters of its currency reserves unusable. 1645995978 2022-02-27 aeeb1271c993b5f030e5d026cdc5e5a2ba3bc30d 17 Japan 1 /feed/2022/02/27/canada-the-european-union-the-united-kingdom-the-united-states-and-japan-freeze-all-assets-of-the-russian-central-ban Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan freeze all assets of the Russian Central Bank and the Russian National Wealth Fund under their jurisdiction, preventing the usage of more than a third of Russia's $630 billion of foreign exchange reserves. 2021-08-17 6694fa2f00c9c52785ce5f4b8606353d289e9eae 21 Japan Kanagawa Prefecture 2 /feed/2021/08/17/the-japanese-government-extends-the-existing-state-of-emergency-in-tokyo-osaka-okinawa-kanagawa-saitama-and-chiba The Japanese government extends the existing state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba, and also expands it to seven other prefectures from August 20 to September 12. 2019-05-28 7c8ee493f370c9cbdcb6612e9ff8d71b0ebb4354 3 Japan Kawasaki 2 /feed/2019/05/28/a-man-stabs-two-people-to-death-and-wounds-17-others-including-sixteen-children-in-kawasaki-japan-before-slitting-hi A man stabs two people to death and wounds 17 others, including sixteen children, in Kawasaki, Japan, before slitting his own throat; he later dies of his wounds. Three people are in critical condition. 2016-07-26 305f857b43024fd4c702a7767e7cad4a62ba15d4 12 Japan Kanagawa Prefecture 2 /feed/2016/07/26/at-least-19-people-are-killed-and-26-others-are-injured-in-a-knife-attack-at-a-care-centre-for-disabled-people-in-the-ci At least 19 people are killed and 26 others are injured in a knife attack at a care centre for disabled people in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A man has handed himself in to the police, according to local media. 2016-07-10 2a7b68b83c84cca76c3f6d25d24a53c837fc0885 6 Japan 1 /feed/2016/07/10/voters-in-japan-go-to-the-polls-with-the-ruling-liberal-democratic-party-and-its-komeito-partners-looking-for-a-two-thir Voters in Japan go to the polls with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its Komeito partners looking for a two-thirds majority that will allow them to put forward a referendum to change the constitution. The governing parties won 70 of the 121 seats. [http:--www.sbs.com.au-news-article-2016-07-10-voting-starts-japan (AAP via SBS)], [https:--www.bloomberg.com-news-articles-2016-07-10-abe-set-to-win-majority-in-upper-house-election-nhk (Bloomberg)], [http:--www.crossroadstoday.com-story-32409632-japan-coalition-scores-bigger-than-expected-election-win (AP via Crossroads Today)]date=August 2019 2015-04-27 f0d08ab2718cf211c4dbcb613e058b437294d981 2 Japan 1 /feed/2015/04/27/fitch-ratings-downgrades-japan-s-credit-rating-to-a-over-mounting-debts Fitch Ratings downgrades Japan's credit rating to A over mounting debts. 2013-09-16 00b3aa4607f27b56c0bf44e65c56abdd0bd6846d 4 Japan 1 /feed/2013/09/16/typhoon-man-yi-hits-central-japan-with-concerns-raised-about-a-possible-impact-on-the-stricken-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear Typhoon Man-yi hits central Japan with concerns raised about a possible impact on the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. /feed/2026/04/7/three-people-are-killed-and-another-is-reported-missing-after-a-scaffolding-collapse-at-a-steel-plant-in-kawasaki-kanag The Japan Times 7 2c898f31fa668ba55976c3e6ec2d25ccc393bb5b 4 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/kawasaki-steel-plant-accident/ 2026 Three people are killed and another is reported missing after a scaffolding collapse at a steel plant in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.