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Mai Nishitaka was sentenced to 17 years in prison by the Yokohama District Court for killing her ex-partner in 2023.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2025
Woman sentenced to 17 years for killing ex-boyfriend
Mai Nishitaka and four others strangled her ex-partner and abandoned?the body in a suitcase?by the Tama River in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.
A 33-year-old woman has admitted to murdering her ex-boyfriend, whose body was found in a suitcase in the Tama River, during a trial at the Yokohama District Court.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2025
Woman admits killing ex-boyfriend found dead in suitcase
During a trial, the defense argued that the victim had provoked the defendant and was therefore partly to blame.
Defense lawyers countered in final arguments that Mai Nishitaka, who was dating Shuhei Iwaki at the time of the killing, had orchestrated the crime and manipulated him and her father into carrying it out.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2025
Two found guilty of killing man found in suitcase dumped in river near Tokyo
The duo 〞 the father of the victim＊s former girlfriend and a man who was dating the woman at the time of the incident 〞 were jailed 13 years and 15 years, respectively.
Tama River in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, where a body of a man was discovered in a suitcase
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
May 27, 2024
Victim＊s ex-girlfriend and four others arrested over body found in Tama River
Prefectural police are investigating circumstances leading up to the incident.
A man was found dead in a suitcase along the Tamagawa River in Kawasaki, police have said.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2023
Body found in suitcase along Tama River in Kawasaki
Police open murder probe after body of 46-year-old man is discovered.
Japan Times
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Oct 16, 2019
Flooding of Tama River put capital on the brink of crisis during Typhoon Hagibis
Tokyo faced crisis last Saturday, with water levels in the Tama River quickly climbing as heavy rains and winds from Typhoon Hagibis inundated the Kanto region.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 30, 2018
Ayu Ramen: Hole in the wall noodles topped with sweetfish
The noren half-curtain across the entrance, the compact seven-seat counter, the steam wafting up from the simmering vats 〞 this is the DNA for thousands of hole-in-the-wall noodle joints across Japan. But Ayu Ramen stands out in one crucial respect. Every bowl here comes topped with a portion of its...
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Apr 21, 2017
Tama River foot burns caused by excessive lime in pavement, ministry finds
The mysterious foot injuries reported this month by joggers who frequent a path along the Tama River in Kawasaki＊s Nakahara Ward were caused by chemicals leaching from the pavement, the Kanto Regional Development Bureau has determined.
Japan Times
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May 16, 2014
Couple care for Tama cats cast off by society
Back in 1990, while taking a stroll along the Tama River, photographer Osamu Konishi came upon a surreal scene: dozens of cats sitting amicably and quietly on the branches of a tree, almost like apples waiting to be picked, as well as on the ground below.
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
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