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Firefighters examine a room where a fire broke out last Friday at Takinogawa Daisan Elementary School in Tokyo's Kita Ward.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2026
Police investigate possible link between laundry and school fire
In addition to a burnt electric heater and multiple air circulators, a power strip with multiple outlets was found at the scene.
Firefighters examine rooms burned in a fire at Takinogawa Daisan Elementary School in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2026
Fire at Tokyo elementary school believed to be accidental
The fire is believed to have started on the fourth floor of the school building.
Firefighters at Takinogawa Daisan Elementary School in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Friday after a fire at the facility.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2026
Eleven people taken to hospital following fire at Tokyo elementary school
The fire started around 11 a.m at Takinogawa Daisan Elementary School in Kita Ward.
The traditional naginata is a long wooden pole with a curved blade at the end. Though the naginata used in the dojo were entirely bamboo, they nonetheless made for striking displays of power and agility.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 27, 2025
Wielding a weapon of yore at a community dojo
An American in Tokyo embarks on a thrilling course in Japanese weaponry after noticing an advertisement in her ward newspaper.
Police inspect the site where what appeared to be an unexploded bomb was found on Friday in Tokyo's Kita Ward.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2024
Possible dud shell found in residential area of Tokyo
Around 4:20 p.m. Friday, police received a call reporting that there is something that appears to be a dud shell at a construction site in the capital’s Kita Ward.
The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau in Tokyo's Chuo Ward
JAPAN / Society
Sep 13, 2024
Chief priest of Tokyo shrine allegedly took ?250 million from amulet sales
The priest and the corporation that runs the shrine have been hit with additional taxes, including penalties, worth about ?130 million.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Aug 27, 2016
Vintage ventures in Tabata Ginza
The midday sky swirls with typhoon clouds as I set off to explore a little shopping area known as Tabata Ginza in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. I’m thrilled to be in the charismatic company of a third-generation rakugoka (traditional storyteller) who lives nearby. I met Mikio Katsura, 32, by chance in Tabata last...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 21, 2015
Tokyo’s Kita Ward adopts hearing and speaking aids to help legislators with disabilities
The Kita Ward Assembly, where deaf-mute Tokyo author Rie Saito was elected in the quadrennial unified elections in April, has become the first legislature in the nation to develop a system that allows lawmakers with hearing or speech impediments to participate in sessions in real time.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2013
Tokyo trains halt while GSDF blows up old shell
Bullet and commuter trains are suspended for hours as personnel from the Ground Self-Defense Force detonate a wartime antiaircraft shell found at a northern Tokyo construction site.
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.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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