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SAGAMIHARA

People lay flowers at the memorial monument inside the Tsukui Yamayuri-en residential facility on the 10th anniversary of the attack, in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2026
Prayers offered for victims of Sagamihara care home attack
¡°The deep sorrow remains even after 10 long years,¡± said the head of the Tsukui Yamayuri-en residential facility for those with disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Takashi Ono and his wife, Chikiko, parents of Kazuya Ono, a Tsukui Yamayuri-en resident who survived the July 2016 mass stabbing at the care home, display a photo of their son after he recovered from his injuries at their home in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2016.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 26, 2026
Sagamihara survivor shows what inclusion can look like
Kazuya Ono¡¯s story offers not only hope for what that future might look like, but a concrete example of success.
The Sagamihara police station of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2026
Police officer fires warning shot after vehicle rams into store in Kanagawa
A 15-year-old male customer in the store was hit by the vehicle and suffered slight injuries.
The site in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, where a missing girl was found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest at around 1:50 a.m. Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2026
Man arrested after body of high school girl, 17, found in Sagamihara
The police has been questioning the man, the girl¡¯s acquaintance, on a voluntary basis, suspecting that he has information about the situation.
A vehicle believed to be used in a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture is towed in Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2026
Police arrest alleged mastermind behind Tochigi robbery-murder case
Police believe that the 28-year-old man had instructed four boys to carry out the crime.
Yokohama District Court Judge Takahira Yoshii said Thursday that educative and protective measures are appropriate for a 16-year-old boy charged with the murder of his parents in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2025
Boy referred to family court over murder of his parents near Tokyo
The presiding judge ruled that educative and protective measures are appropriate for the 16-year-old boy.
Kiyomitsu Nagai (right), head of Tsukui Yamayuri-en, and others offer a prayer before a memorial monument on Friday, the eighth anniversary of a knife attack at the prefectural care home for people with disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2024
Memorial ceremony held for 2016 care home attack victims
The memorial ceremony was attended by 89 people, including bereaved families, who offered a moment of silence for the victims and laid out flowers.
The ¡°myahk,¡± a community currency implemented on Okinawa Prefecture¡¯s Miyako Island in 2018, is intimately tied to local efforts for environmental preservation.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Feb 10, 2024
Japanese communities are creating currencies to educate and empower citizens
The yen will do when paying for things throughout the country. In some places, though, you may try paying with a coin that also helps reduce plastic waste.
A struggling novelist (Rie Miyazawa) wrestles with life¡¯s bigger questions after taking a job at a care facility for people with severe disabilities in ¡°The Moon.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Oct 12, 2023
¡®The Moon¡¯: Provocative drama bites off more than it can chew
Yuya Ishii¡¯s film courts controversy with a fictionalized retelling of a real-life knife attack at a care facility for people with mental disabilities.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
Mayoral races in six major Japanese cities officially kick off
The mayoral elections, part of the first round of unified local polls next month, are set for April 9.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2020
Victims of Sagamihara care home attack mourned
Mourners Sunday visited the scene of an attack on a care home for people with mental disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, four years ago, to honor the victims.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2019
Landslides damage 2020 Olympic road race cycling course in Kanagawa
The Sagamihara Municipal Government on Thursday said part of the Olympic cycling road race course has been hit by landslides along National Highway 413 in Kanagawa Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2019
Alleged Sagamihara killer won¡¯t claim lack of criminal responsibility in forthcoming trial
Satoshi Uematsu, accused of the 2016 massacre at a care home for people with mental disabilities in Kanagawa Prefecture, has said he will not claim that he is too mentally incompetent to take responsibility for the attack in his upcoming trial.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2018
Suspect in Sagamihara massacre planned second attack on same day
Satoshi Uematsu, awaiting trial for the 2016 massacre on a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, has told Jiji Press that he planned to attack another such facility in the same prefecture on the same day.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2017
Sagamihara killings indictment
It¡¯s now up to the courts to unravel the motives behind the Sagamihara stabbing spree, and the government to come up with an improved system for dealing with potentially dangerous mental patients.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2016
The top Japan news stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these national news stories as the most important of 2016.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2016
Japanese society deteriorating
Tolerance of discrimination is the hallmark of a troubled society.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Sep 25, 2016
Sagamihara massacre begs question: Do we want a society that only values usefulness?
The twisted thinking behind Â鶹´«Ã½ worst postwar massacre may have its roots in the way the modern world teaches us to judge the worth of others.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 22, 2016
Disabilities group cries foul over name secrecy in Sagamihara care home massacre
Members of People First said Wednesday the withholding of names went to the crux of why they felt discriminated against.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2016
Trying to make sense of Sagamihara
The treatment of people committed to mental hospitals is under scrutiny in the wake of the Sagamihara mass slaying.
¡®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
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