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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: Japan’s 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 Japan’s postwar recovery 75 years ago this month.
Tomoko Namba, founder and executive chair of DeNA, speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in January.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2026
The Yokohama DeNA BayStars’ No. 1 fan also happens to be the owner
Tomoko Namba, the only female owner of an NPB team and affectionately known as “Namba Mama” to BayStars fans, has had a lifelong love affair with baseball.
An event is held on Thursday in Tokyo a year ahead of the International Horticultural Expo 2027 scheduled in Yokohama.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2026
One year out, Yokohama Green Expo faces low awareness
In a survey conducted by the Kanagawa Prefectural Government last autumn, less than 50% of residents in the prefecture, excluding Yokohama, were aware of the expo.
At the new Tenshoku Sodan Bar, owner Shota Umemoto (right) and recruiting staff from Yokohama-based LIA Group serve up cocktails and career advice in equal measure.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 11, 2026
Inside Yokohama’s ‘quit your job’ bar, where drinks and advice are free
Owner Shota Umemoto says he was surprised by the viral response to his new bar aimed at making discussions around changing jobs more casual.
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka during a TICAD conference in Yokohama in August
JAPAN / Society
Jan 16, 2026
Senior official accuses Yokohama mayor of power harassment
The wide-ranging accusations, which the mayor denies, include the alleged use of abusive language toward senior city officials.
Two events in Mexico and stops in Japan and Bermuda highlight the U.S. PGA Tour's eight-tournament fall schedule announced on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jan 10, 2026
PGA Tour unveils fall slate with Japan, Mexico and Bermuda stops
The Baycurrent Classic at Yokohama Country Club is again on the PGA Tour schedule this fall.
Visitors flock to a Christmas market with a Christmas pyramid — a German decoration — Tuesday night at Tokyo's Shiba Park.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 24, 2025
Christmas markets are having a jolly moment in Japan
Heavily inspired by German markets, Christmas markets have become one of Japan’s favorite ways to celebrate the holiday over the last decade.
The Nissan Motor global headquarters in Yokohama
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2025
Nissan sells headquarters to Minth Group in $630 million deal
Nissan’s CEO had pledged earlier this year to cut 20,000 jobs and reduce the automaker’s global manufacturing operations from 17 sites to 10.
Swan & Lion's Sunday roast, which is drenched in a red wine gravy, is part of a three-course meal.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Oct 17, 2025
Tokyo’s best Sunday roasts and all their trimmings
Bathed in rich gravy and paired with scrumptious Yorkshire puddings, the classic British dish is perfect for a languorous lunch — or dinner.
The award-winning Existing is Exhausting beer is a crisp and bitter West Coast IPA with a hint of sweetness.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 14, 2025
A bitter pale ale from Yokohama finds a sweet win at World Beer Awards
Libushi Bashamichi brewery’s award-winning IPA, Existing is Exhausting, was born out of a collaboration with a Shibuya craft beer bar and a local English wrestler.
Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Oct 13, 2025
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
A surge of new arenas from Chiba to Yokohama reveals how Japan’s cities are betting big on live entertainment.
Xander Schauffele hits a tee shot during the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama on Sunday. The American went on to win the tournament for his first victory of the season.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2025
Schauffele ends title drought at PGA Tour’s Yokohama tourney
Schauffele said it was “special” to get his 10th PGA Tour win in Japan, where his mother grew up and his grandparents still live.
Yokohama midfielder Kota Watanabe (center) during a game against Kawasaki at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama last month.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 4, 2025
Nissan aims to remain top shareholder of Yokohama F. Marinos
The struggling automaker may sell some shares in the club, saying that “we are actively evaluating enhancements to the shareholding structure.”
Yokohama F. Marinos players during a match against Al Nassr in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 26. Household appliance retailer Nojima has been floated as a possible buyer for the team if its sale by Nissan goes ahead.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 1, 2025
Nojima may consider buying Yokohama F. Marinos
Nissan is considering selling off the club in the J1 top division of the J.League.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.

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