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Former Yokohama mayor Takeharu Yamanaka bows to supporters in Yokohama on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2026
Why harassment scandals continue engulfing 91AV原创 local leaders
The former mayor of Yokohama lost his reelection bid following a harassment scandal, in a case that highlights an ongoing problem in the nation.
Atsumi Harasawa (left) celebrates after winning her first term as Yokohama mayor. Harasawa defeated six rivals, including scandal-hit former Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, in Sunday's election.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2026
Yokohama elects new mayor after power harassment controversy
The poll was held after former Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka’s resignation in September over a workplace harassment scandal.
An aerial view of the Green Expo site in Yokohama in September.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Oct 18, 2026
As Yokohama’s Green Expo nears, organizers draw inspiration from the past
From cutting-edge tech to lessons from the Edo Period, the six-month event will seek to help develop solutions to the planet’s environmental crises.
Former Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka leaving a supporters meeting in Yokohama on Sept. 28.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 16, 2026
Power harassment and a possible casino weigh on Yokohama mayoral election
While Takeharu Yamanaka promised to change his behavior, he has also rekindled the question of, and his opposition to, a potential casino development.
Yokohama District Court on Thursday dismissed a damages lawsuit against Meta Platforms and its Japanese unit over fake ads using celebrities’ names and images without permission, becoming the first of six district courts in Japan to rule on such cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Yokohama court dismisses suit against Meta over fake ads
The court was the first to rule on a series of similar lawsuits filed with six district courts across Japan.
Takeharu Yamanaka, a former mayor of Yokohama, declares his candidacy for reelection in the Oct. 18 mayoral race during a news conference in Yokohama last week.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2026
Scandal-hit mayor up against six challengers in Yokohama race
Former Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka is in focus ahead of the Oct. 18 poll, which comes just weeks after his resignation over harassment.
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka on Sept. 7 in Yokohama after the city assembly approved his resignation
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2026
Former Yokohama mayor embroiled in harassment scandal to seek reelection
Former Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka resigned on Sept. 7 after a senior city official accused him of power harassment.
Amane Morohashi, 21, says that she made many friends during her time at Saint Maur, the oldest international school in Japan, but now, when she returns to Japan on long holidays, she tries to meet new people.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 27, 2026
How students in Japan strive to escape the international school bubble
With a life spent outside the public school system, some students at international schools struggle to integrate into broader Japanese society.
Kizo Hisamoto, head of the Japan Designated Cities Mayors Association and mayor of Kobe (right), and Norihiko Fukuda, mayor of Kawasaki and head of the special city study team within the mayors association, hold a news conference in Tokyo in July.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2026
Japan debates creation of ‘special cities’ independent of prefectures
Some major cities say the proposed system would help them respond more effectively to population decline, among other regional challenges.
Samsung Vice Chairman Jun Young-hyun (third from the left) and others at the opening ceremony for the company’s research center in Yokohama on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 9, 2026
Samsung celebrates full opening of Yokohama semiconductor hub
The South Korean chip giant aims to enhance cooperation with Japanese manufacturers and research institutes.
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka speaks to reporters in the city on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2026
Yokohama mayor resigns over allegations of power harassment
Takeharu Yamanaka’s resignation starts the clock for an election to take place within 50 days after it is approved by the city assembly.
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka during a news conference in the city on Thursday
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 30, 2026
Third-party probe confirms workplace harassment by Yokohama mayor
The report, submitted to the city on Thursday, found that Takeharu Yamanaka, 53, yelled at subordinates, called them “morons” and “human scum.”
At Toki, a Sichuan restaurant in Isezakicho, the flavors of its "mapo tofu" reflect a dedication among Yokohama's restaurants to keep international dishes as authentic as possible.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 26, 2026
Heading to Yokohama’s Chinatown? Here are the real local bites you’re missing.
Yokohama has always been a city that leans on its international bona fides. That goes double for the restaurants in the shadow of its famous Chukagai district.
The Nagoya District Court has convicted Fumiya Kosemura, a 38-year-old former elementary school teacher, of sharing illicit voyeuristic images of schoolchildren in a private online chat group of teachers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2026
Ex-teacher given eight years in prison over voyeuristic images of children
Fumiya Kosemura, 38, secretly photographed girls in underwear at an elementary school in Yokohama and shared the images in a chat group.
Nara police have arrested a self-proclaimed "messenger of God" and six others over the confinement of a company executive's teenage son at a relative's house in Yokohama.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2026
‘Messenger of God’ and six others arrested over teen’s confinement
The seven people, including a company executive, allegedly confined the executive’s teenage son to a relative’s house in Yokohama between May 6 and 8.
Thailand's first municipally operated elderly care center in Pathum Thani on April 8
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Jun 3, 2026
Thailand references Japan in boosting its community-based elderly care
In some cases drawing on Japanese experience, local governments and communities in Thailand are stepping up work to support older residents through integrated care initiatives.
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.
A signboard urging people to call the police if they have information on the whereabouts of Kaori Nomura, who went missing in 1991 at the age of 8, is seen in Yokohama in early April.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
May 6, 2026
The weight of not knowing: 91AV原创 long-missing children
In recent years, the number of children under 10 reported missing in Japan has hovered between 1,000 and 1,200 annually.
Kanagawa police have arrested two men — Ken Murakami, 45, and Yukio Kaji, 41 — on suspicion of robbery causing injury following an incident in Yokohama in which a woman was attacked in her apartment on April 1.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2026
Two ex-convicts arrested over Yokohama home invasion robbery
Police are also investigating their possible involvement in nearly 10 other similar incidents, including some involving sexual assault.
The news of Gen. Douglas MacArthur came as a surprise to the Japanese public and was covered from a variety of angles.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Apr 1, 2026
Japan Times 1951: Truman ousts Gen. MacArthur
U.S. President Harry Truman dismissed the key player in 91AV原创 postwar recovery 75 years ago this month.
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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