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The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population.?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 2, 2026
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
Once volunteer-based, the system is shifting toward shared responsibility between local governments and trained professionals.
Members of the Kawasaki Foreign Resident Council discuss issues faced by foreign residents during a meeting on May 17.
COMMUNITY / Issues
May 31, 2026
As immigration rises, Kawasaki’s foreign council shows path toward inclusion
The council aims to improve the lives of foreign residents and foster a harmonious co-existence with native Japanese.
Investigators with the Tochigi Prefectural Police load cardboard boxes believed to contain seized items into a vehicle after completing a search of the Yokohama apartment of two suspects in a robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, on May 21.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2026
Fifth high school boy arrested in Tochigi robbery-murder case
The 18-year-old student allegedly used a communication app to introduce the boy, 16, to another, despite knowing he would be used to help carry out the crime.
For one April Sunday each year, the otherwise working class city of Kawasaki becomes host to one of Japan's most unusual-looking festivals.
LIFE / Travel
May 23, 2026
At Kawasaki’s ‘penis festival,’ phalluses are vessels of compassion
The event ‘may look weird,’ says a priestess of Kanayama Shrine, but its origins and purpose point to a deeper meaning.
Kanagawa Prefectural Police officers arrive at Kawasaki Station after receiving a report about a strange odor on a train on Sunday.
JAPAN
May 11, 2026
Odor reported on train near Tokyo, with one person sent to the hospital
Officers from the Kanagawa Prefectural Police department and firefighters rushed to Kawasaki Station on Sunday, with passengers saying they smelled a strange?odor.
Emergency workers are seen at JFE Steel's East Japan Works Keihin district construction site in Kawasaki where scaffolding collapsed during the dismantling of a crane on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2026
Three workers dead after scaffolding collapse at steel plant in Kawasaki
Five workers fell during the dismantling of a crane. One is believed to be seriously injured, while another remains missing.
Emergency swimmers climb out of the water at the JFE Steel East Japan Works Keihin District construction site, where scaffolding collapsed during the dismantling of a crane, in Kawasaki on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2026
Three in critical condition after 40-meter scaffold collapses in Kawasaki
The industrial accident at a steelworks in Kawasaki saw the 40-meter structure give way during the dismantling of a crane, broadcaster NHK reported.
Pikachu and Eevee in a parade
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2026
Gotta see ’em all: World’s first outdoor Pokemon park to open Thursday
Visitors can experience a walk in the woods featuring a variety of Pokemon, explore Sedge Town and purchase merchandise only available at the park.
Akira Yamada, director of the Meiji University's Defunct Imperial Japanese Army Noborito Laboratory Museum for Education in Peace in Kawasaki, explains weapons used for guerrilla warfare on Nov. 13.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2025
Guerrilla weapons made for Japan mainland battle on display
A special exhibition highlighting the laboratory’s activities during the period has opened at a museum in Kawasaki which occupies part of the former facility.
Bilal Karakus serves Turkish kebabs from his signature red truck in various locations around Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, as well as at festivals and events.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 21, 2025
Bilal Karakus: ‘Coming to Japan has broadened my palate’
The owner of a Turkish food truck shares how he came to Japan and started his own business specializing in kebabs.
A not-in-service train is seen derailed early Monday morning after colliding with a passenger train late Sunday at Kajigaya Station on Tokyu Railways' Den-en-toshi Line in Kawasaki.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2025
Tokyu says train collision caused by signal setting error
Due to the setting error, the automatic train control system gave a green light to a train entering Kajigaya Station, resulting in the train crashing into a parked train.
A not-in-service train is seen derailed early Monday morning after colliding with a passenger train late Sunday at Kajigaya Station on Tokyu Railways' Den-en-toshi Line in Kawasaki.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2025
Den-en-toshi Line trains collide, halting service
No one was injured in the collision, which saw one train derail and disrupted train services on two lines Monday.
Mai Nishitaka was sentenced to 17 years in prison by the Yokohama District Court for killing her ex-partner in 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2025
Woman sentenced to 17 years for killing ex-boyfriend
Mai Nishitaka and four others strangled her ex-partner and abandoned?the body in a suitcase?by the Tama River in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Parents of Shiori Ino, who was murdered by a stalker in 1999, talk about their feelings over a similar recent case, during an interview at their home in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 12.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2025
Father of 1999 stalking murder victim saddened by recent fatal case
The father continues to lecture on stalking and its harmful effects at prefectural police departments and police academies throughout the nation.
A 33-year-old woman has admitted to murdering her ex-boyfriend, whose body was found in a suitcase in the Tama River, during a trial at the Yokohama District Court.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2025
Woman admits killing ex-boyfriend found dead in suitcase
During a trial, the defense argued that the victim had provoked the defendant and was therefore partly to blame.
Kaoru Wada, chief of Kanagawa Prefectural Police, bows in apology during a news conference in Yokohama on Thursday. In a review report, police said the initial response to a stalking-murder case in Kawasaki was inadequate and the response system had been ineffective.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2025
Kanagawa police say they improperly handled Kawasaki stalking-murder case
Since June last year, the victim and her family had repeatedly consulted with police about violence and stalking by the suspect, who has been indicted on murder and other charges.
A building in Kawasaki housing Toshiba's new headquarters
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2025
Japanese manufacturers moving headquarters out of central Tokyo
Toshiba, Fujitsu and other major manufacturers are moving elsewhere in response to the spread of remote work.
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police department suspects that Hideyuki Shirai, 28, killed Asahi Okazaki, a 20-year-old part-time worker, in or near the prefecture around Dec. 20 last year.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2025
Man arrested for alleged murder of ex-girlfriend in Kawasaki
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police department suspects that Hideyuki Shirai, 28, was stalking Asahi Okazaki, 20, and later killed her around Dec. 20 last year.
Defense lawyers countered in final arguments that Mai Nishitaka, who was dating Shuhei Iwaki at the time of the killing, had orchestrated the crime and manipulated him and her father into carrying it out.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2025
Two found guilty of killing man found in suitcase dumped in river near Tokyo
The duo — the father of the victim’s former girlfriend and a man who was dating the woman at the time of the incident — were jailed 13 years and 15 years, respectively.
Sakie Yokota, mother of a North Korean abduction victim, said she feels "great loneliness" after the death of her husband, whom she described as a "serious person."
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2025
Mother of North Korean abductee urges government to have sense of mission over issue
Her husband, Shigeru, died in 2020 at the age of 87 without being able to see his abducted daughter again.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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