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Tokyo police have arrested four people over an attempted theft at a multistory parking lot at Haneda Airport in the capital's Ota Ward in January.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2026
Four arrested over attempted theft before Haneda Airport cash ambush
The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that the four mistook the victim, a man in his 20s, for their intended target.
Masahiro Yamanaka leaves the Omori Police Station in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Saturday morning.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2026
Man arrested over murder of Tokyo audio company head
The victim was stabbed more than 10 times and had multiple defensive wounds, suggesting he had struggled with his attacker.
Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department enter an apartment in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Friday after a man was found dead there the previous day.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2026
Man found dead in pool of blood in Tokyo apartment
Akihiro Kawashima, the 44-year-old president of an audio equipment-related company, was discovered Thursday at his apartment in Ota Ward with multiple stab wounds.
Shoko Kanazawa, a renowned Japanese calligrapher with Down syndrome, serving a customer at Atelier Shoko Cafe in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Feb. 28. The artist aims to ¡°bring energy and happiness to the community¡± in her new role as a waitress at the cafe.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 24, 2025
From brush to barista: Artist with Down syndrome shares warmth through cafe
Renowned calligrapher Shoko Kanazawa hopes to ¡°bring energy and happiness to the community¡± through her new cafe in Tokyo.
Keisuke Yoshida, a former Daiichi Sankyo employee, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday for murdering his wife with methanol in 2022.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2024
Ex-employee of drugmaker sentenced to 16 years for methanol murder
Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced a former employee of drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo to 16 years in prison for the murder of his wife by methanol poisoning in 2022.
Rescuers take part in a drill held at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2024
Large-scale drill held at Haneda Airport
More than 1,000 participants practiced procedures for putting out fires and rescuing people involved in an accident.
Keisuke Yoshida, 42, is accused of killing his wife by poisoning her with methanol at their home in Tokyo¡¯s Ota Ward between Jan. 14 and 15 in 2022.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2024
Ex-employee of Daiichi Sankyo denies poisoning his wife with methanol
Keisuke Yoshida, formerly a senior researcher at the pharmaceutical firm, said he had never thought of killing his wife.
Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jul 21, 2024
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
Can a 700-year-old dance have an effect on extreme heat or torrential rain? Probably not. When you¡¯re feeling powerless, though, any little thing helps.
The area along the Tama River where a suitcase containing the body of Tadayuki Hara was found.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2024
Five suspects accused of murder after body found near Tokyo river
The new warrants allege that the five suspects conspired to strangle the victim in an apartment in Tokyo¡¯s Ota Ward last December.
The creator of "hanetsuki ²µ²â¨­³ú²¹" is Isao Yagi, and his restaurant, Nihao, can be found right on the border of Tokyo and Kawasaki in Ota Ward.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 14, 2024
How ¡®winged¡¯ ²µ²â¨­³ú²¹ took flight from a Tokyo suburb
I mistakenly thought these crispy delights had been around for as long as ¡°²µ²â¨­³ú²¹¡± themselves, but their creator is alive and cooking today.
Haneda Innovation City, a new business hub near Tokyo's Haneda Airport, held its grand opening on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 16, 2023
Haneda¡¯s new business hub holds grand opening
While Tokyo has a number of business hub facilities, Haneda Innovation City¡¯s proximity to an airport makes it unique.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 10, 2023
Suspect arrested after junior high school boy stabbed in Tokyo¡¯s Ota Ward
The 13-year-old boy was rushed to a hospital, but his injuries appeared not to be life-threatening.
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2023
New developments seek to turn Haneda Airport area into major business hub
Haneda Airport Garden and Haneda Innovation City are part of an attempt to draw new companies and visitors to the area around the Tokyo airport.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2021
Couple sues Japanese government for not recognizing gender transition
Tokyo¡¯s Meguro and Ota wards have refused to recognize a woman¡¯s gender transition due to the legal status of same-sex marriages in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 28, 2019
Hatsuhinode: Where to see the first sunrise of the decade
There¡¯s never a better time to catch sunrise in Japan than at new year. From Tokyo Tower to the coast of Chiba Prefecture, here are 10 of the best places to see the first sunrise of the year near Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2016
Tokyo¡¯s Ota Ward approves first short-term, Airbnb-style home rentals
An online travel service provider gets government accreditation to start renting out private homes on the model popularized by Airbnb.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2015
Tokyo¡¯s Ota Ward allows temporary condo rentals to tourists
To help meet rising demand for accommodations in Tokyo, the Ota Ward Assembly has passed an ordinance allowing condominium owners to rent vacant units to the record numbers of international travelers coming to Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
May 30, 2015
Flora, fauna and fellows on the river
With summer¡¯s heat punching in early this year, I¡¯m already angling for riverside relief. I trundle down to Ota Ward¡¯s Rokugodote, the southernmost train station in Tokyo¡¯s 23 wards, and a stone¡¯s throw from the Tamagawa (Tama River). The 138-km-long Tamagawa, which in this location divides Tokyo from...
¡®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.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
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.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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