Brookfield Asset Management plans to double its Tokyo office space with a move to the landmark Roppongi Hills development, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/companies/brookfield-roppongi-hills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #brookfieldassetmanagement #roppongihills #tokyo #realestate #investments
The two remaining giant pandas in Japan, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, are to leave for China on Jan. 27, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/pandas-china-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo #animals #zoos #uenozoo
The health ministry has asked local governments across Japan to survey safety management at sauna facilities following a fatal accident in Tokyo last December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/japan-survey-safety-saunas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #japanesepolice #akasaka #minatoward
An official died and another was injured after a resident who was subject to a court-ordered eviction stabbed them at an apartment in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward, Tokyo police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/crime-legal/court-official-conducting-eviction-stabbed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #realestate #tokyo #suginami #stabbings #japanesepolice
All services on the busy Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended from the first train on Friday due to a power outage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/yamanote-line-power-outage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yamanoteline #tokyo #jreast #rail
A 38-year-old Thai woman residing in Japan was arrested Thursday for allegedly acting as a broker in a case involving a young Thai girl who was forced to perform sexual services for money at a massage parlor in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/japan/crime-legal/thai-girl-broker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #thailand #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #children #humantrafficking #childabuse #thailandjapanrelations #tokyo
Residents of Tokyo’s 23 wards may soon be required to pay to get their waste collected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/tokyo-garbage-collection-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #localgovernment #waste
Japan is one of the world’s safest countries. So why do so many people feel uneasy? This week, @AlexktMartin takes a look at crime, perception and the growing gap between data and fear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/society/japan-safety-security-crime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #demographics #crime #tokyo #adachiward #saitama #depopulation #elderly #expats
Tokyo police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering the president of an audio equipment company, who was found dead in Tokyo's Ota Ward last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/11/japan/crime-legal/ota-ward-murder-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #stabbings #otaward
Japanese authorities have applied an 1889 anti-dueling law to arrest a man over a fight that resulted in his opponent’s death in Tokyo’s red light and entertainment district. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/anti-duelling-law-arrest-fight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo
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'SHINJUKU BICYCLE'
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An old bicycle rests outside a small, rustic restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo 🇯🇵
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A 44-year-old company president was found dead in a pool of blood at his apartment in Tokyo’s Ota Ward on Thursday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/man-found-dead-in-tokyo-apartment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #stabbings
'SHINJUKU BICYCLE'
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An old bicycle rests outside a small, rustic restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo 🇯🇵
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https://davebowmanphotography.com/featured/shinjuku-bicycle-dave-bowman.html
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Tokyo police have arrested four suspects for allegedly exchanging counterfeit commemorative ¥10,000 silver coins at financial institutions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/japan/crime-legal/arrest-counterfeit-silver-coins/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #china #tokyo #fukuoka #banks
JR Central President Shunsuke Niwa has stressed that the firm will continue promoting the construction of the Chuo Shinkansen, the maglev line that has faced cost increases and an unclear timeline for completion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/companies/jr-central-maglev-shinkansen-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo #maglev #bullettrains
Investigative sources said that a 39-year-old man, his wife and his common-law wife, who were arrested over posting secretly filmed sexual videos, shared nearly 1,000 such videos and photos online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/crime-legal/polygamy-sex-videos-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #tokyo #internet
Good morning from Japan!
Today is my first office day of 2026, and there was some nice winter morning light when I looked out the 18F window towards Tokyo Station. Here is that view at four different zoom levels.
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Despite many clues left at the scene, police are still desperately searching for whoever is behind the brutal murder of a family of four in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward 25 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/japan/crime-legal/setagaya-murder-search/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #setagaya #japanesepolice #stabbings
Craftspeople say tatami must be redefined, noting that traditional methods of tatami-making could vanish within five years if the decline continues at its current pace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/companies/tatami-foreign-clients/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tokyo #maff #kumamoto #japanesecrafts