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MINATO WARD

La & Le, a new Parisian-style cafe in the posh Minamiaoyama neighborhood, includes two oversized lamps meant to evoke the iconic streetlights of the French capital.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 5, 2026
La & Le brings a slice of Paris cafe culture to Tokyo
After 20 years at the French capital¡¯s iconic Cafe de Flore, Tetsuya Yamashita returned to Tokyo to open a restaurant that captures the spirit of traditional Parisian cafes.
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. ?
CULTURE / Music
Jul 4, 2026
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex¡¯s culture cred
JR East has been positioning the sprawling new Takanawa Gateway City as a cultural hub since before it even opened. The music, art and tech NU Festival put that claim to the test.
On the 41st floor of the Akasaka Trust Tower, the Panoramic Tower Studio Suite at 1 Hotel Tokyo offers stunning views while keeping sight of the hotel's sustainable, down-home core.
LIFE / Travel
Jun 6, 2026
At 1 Hotel Tokyo, luxury is a zero-waste journey
Open from March, the brand¡¯s first outpost in Japan stays true to its sustainable roots.
Takanawa Gateway City is the centerpiece of East Japan Railway¡¯s broader effort to redevelop what it calls the Greater Shinagawa Area into a major international business and transportation hub.
JAPAN / Greater Shinagawa Area
Jun 2, 2026
The rise of the managed city
Tokyo¡¯s newest megadevelopments aim to redesign urban life for an aging, increasingly diverse society
Visitors walk through the Oimachi Tracks development, one of several major projects tied to East Japan Railway¡¯s efforts to transform southern Tokyo station districts into hubs for shopping, tourism and daily life.
BUSINESS / Companies / Greater Shinagawa Area
Jun 2, 2026
JR East¡¯s next stop? City building.
Faced with shrinking demand, the operator expands beyond transportation into land, commerce and large-scale redevelopment.
Hebikubo Ginza street ¡ª now Sangen-dori street ¡ª is pictured in the 1930s, when Tokyo was rapidly urbanizing alongside the expansion of rail infrastructure.
JAPAN / History / Greater Shinagawa Area
Jun 2, 2026
The many lives of Shinagawa
A journey through the ancient settlements, ports, railways and redevelopments that shaped Tokyo¡¯s southern gateway.
The distinctive architecture of MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives has made the building a standout in the area.
CULTURE / Art / Greater Shinagawa Area
Jun 2, 2026
Takanawa Gateway¡¯s latest landmark is still working on its own story
The museum¡¯s programming may lack focus, but its open spaces already offer Tokyoites a reason to stop in.
More than 500 plants are growing in Luftbaum's rooftop garden.
LIFE / Travel / Greater Shinagawa Area
Jun 2, 2026
Five things to look out for while getting lost in Takanawa Gateway City
It¡¯s not easy to navigate the sprawling new redevelopment complex in what JR East calls the Greater Shinagawa Area, but here are a number of themes to help guide you.
Pasona Square in Tokyo¡¯s Minato Ward
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2026
BGO sells Tokyo office building for $628 million to condo seller
The Tokyo-based developer Goldcrest spent about ?100 billion to acquire Pasona Square in the capital¡¯s fashion boutique-filled neighborhood of Aoyama.
Tokyo police arrested a 47-year-old man on Saturday on suspicion of killing a 29-year-old woman in an apartment in Tokyo's Roppongi district in 2018.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 25, 2026
Man arrested over 2018 murder in Tokyo¡¯s Roppongi district
The suspect, Nobuaki Takahashi, had left for Malaysia the day after the 2018 murder.
Investigators search a rental office in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Monday in connection with a body abandonment case.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2026
Police search Tokyo rental office over abandonment of body
The suspect, Katsuya Mizuguchi, who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of abandoning a body, virtually lived in the rental office, sources said.
The office of the IT firm run by Katsuya Mizuguchi in Minato Ward, Tokyo
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2026
Arrested IT firm head may have wiped up blood in office
The bloodstains were not apparent at first glance and were discovered through a detailed on-site probe by police, investigative sources said.
Katsuya Mizuguchi, the 49-year-old president of Linux Japan, is taken to Azabu Police Station in Tokyo's Minato Ward after being arrested Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2026
Tokyo IT firm chief arrested for allegedly abandoning body
The suspect, Katsuya Mizuguchi, 49, has denied the allegations against him.
The inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Narratives Takanawa is organized around the theme of spirals and searching for them in science, art and our own bodies.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 3, 2026
Museum of Narratives is rife with possibilities
Part museum, part performance venue, the ambitious Museum of Narratives aims to make Shinagawa a cultural hub.
Expect beautiful latte art, such as this bonsai drawn by barista Pietro Vannelli, at Vannelli Coffee.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 3, 2026
From Italy to Japan: Vannelli Coffee opens in Tokyo
With fancy gadgets and fragrant brews, the Italian specialty coffee brand brings some pizzazz to an already sophisticated java scene in the Japanese capital.
The room that opens the exhibition, features a bank of computers and large curved monitors on which you can look up any scene from any of the "Ghost in the Shell" anime.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 4, 2026
¡®Ghost and the Shell¡¯ exhibition aims for maximum visual impact
A new, sprawling exhibition about the seminal cyberpunk franchise ¡°Ghost in the Shell¡± celebrates 30 years of cultural influence.
An accident involving a government vehicle and five other cars occurred in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2026
Cabinet Office vehicle involved in crash that killed one and injured eight
The government car is believed to have plowed into an intersection in Tokyo¡¯s Minato Ward at around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, resulting in the fatal multiple-vehicle collision.
Investigators carry out the search of a residence related to a private sauna operator, in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 25.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2026
Japan to survey safety management at sauna facilities
The health ministry has requested that a total of 157 prefectural governments and municipalities with public health centers report survey results by the end of this month.
Driftwood Bar & Grill, part of Fairmont Tokyo's trio of bars on its 43rd floor, offers creative cocktails and panoramic views of Tokyo's Minato Ward.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 13, 2026
At Driftwood, cocktails flow to the sounds of city pop
Fairmont Tokyo¡¯s new bar concept is an open space of three sky-high bars, including a classy area serving cross-cultural sips and a listening bar playing retro hits.
Police investigators carry cardboard boxes out of a building in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Thursday after raiding a luxury sauna operator.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 26, 2025
Tokyo police raid luxury sauna operator over customer deaths
On Dec. 15, a fire occurred in a private room at the sauna facility in Tokyo¡¯s Akasaka district, and the victims were found lying inside.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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