A train collision on Tokyu Railways's Den-en-toshi Line in Kawasaki late Sunday was caused by a signal setting error, the railway operator said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/tokyu-collision-signal-setting-error/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyurailway #rail #railaccidents #kanagawa #kawasaki
Two trains on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line collided on the tracks near Kajigaya Station in Kanagawa Prefecture late Sunday night, disrupting service between Shibuya and Saginuma stations after one of the trains derailed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/tokyu-line-trains-crash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyurailway #rail #railaccidents #kanagawa #kawasaki
The Yokohama District Court on Friday sentenced Mai Nishitaka, 33, to 17 years in prison for killing her ex-partner, whose body was found in a suitcase by the Tama River near Tokyo in December 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/crime-legal/woman-sentenced-murder-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tamariver #kawasaki #kanagawa #japanesecourts
Kanagawa Prefectural Police said in a review report they failed to respond appropriately to a stalking-murder case in which a 20-year-old woman was found dead at her former boyfriend's home in Kawasaki in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-stalking-case-improper-handling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #stalking #kawasaki #kanagawa
Toshiba, Fujitsu and other major Japanese manufacturers are relocating their headquarters functions from central Tokyo to elsewhere in the country in response to the spread of remote work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/20/japanese-manufacturers-relocating-headquarters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #manufacturing #tokyo #kawasaki #toshiba #fujitsu
Police arrested a man on Saturday, alleging he murdered his former girlfriend, whose body was found at his house in the city of Kawasaki in late April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/kawasaki-murder-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesepolice #kawasaki #kanagawa #stalking