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The Yodobashi-Ikebukuro commercial complex at the east exit of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2026
Yodobashi-Ikebukuro commercial complex opens after full renovation
The building, which previously housed Sogo & Seibu＊s flagship Seibu Ikebukuro department store, also houses sporting and variety goods stores and restaurants.
Family members Takuya Matsunaga (right) and Yoshinori Uehara offer flowers during a memorial service on Sunday for Mana and Riko Matsunaga who were killed in a car crash in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district seven years ago.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 20, 2026
Investigator urges people not to forget deadly 2019 Ikebukuro crash
The incident attracted significant attention and prompted many older drivers to voluntarily give up their drivers＊ licenses.
Police investigate the scene where a staff member of a Pokemon store was fatally stabbed, in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on March 26.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2026
Pokemon store stabbing spotlights importance of treatment for stalkers
Revelations that the offender had been arrested for stalking begs the question: Why could the murder not be prevented?
An ambulance parked in front of Sunshine City, a commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, on Thursday night following a stabbing
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2026
Pokemon shop employee killed by stalker in Tokyo＊s Ikebukuro district
The suspected assailant, after attacking the 21-year-old victim, later took his own life.
The Centrist Reform Alliance＊s Yosuke Suzuki speaks to his supporters in Otsuka, Toshima Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2026
A tale of two Suzukis: Lower House election sets up fourth duel between Tokyo candidates
The Liberal Democratic Party＊s Hayato Suzuki has been beating the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan＊s Yosuke Suzuki since 2017, but new party backing could turn the tables.
Risa Matsuda, 27, a staffer at Muscle Girls, flexes while doing a pole dance for customers.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 14, 2025
Tokyo＊s viral Muscle Girls bar flexes a brawny sort of beauty
Staff at the viral nightlife spot say embracing a new beauty standard helps them shed societal expectations on femininity.
※The Bathhouse of Honest Desires,§ a Taiwanese-Japanese collaboration, was performed the first weekend of the Autumn Meteorite festival.
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 10, 2025
Autumn Meteorite stages a month of inventive theater in Tokyo
The inaugural performing arts festival brings a variety of shows, from monodramas to 20-people, multivenue ensemble productions.
Pastry shop Chez Shibata opens on the newly renovated basement floor of Seibu Ikebukuro on Tuesday in Tokyo's Toshima Ward.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 16, 2025
Seibu＊s Ikebukuro store to open new ＆depachika＊ food floor
A highlight of the renovated basement floor is the opening of 10 new cake shops, including Chez Shibata, which is opening its first shop in the Kanto region.
Investigators examine the area outside a sushi restaurant on Friday where an employee said he had stabbed to death a coworker in Tokyo's Toshima Ward.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2025
Sushi restaurant worker arrested over killing of colleague in Tokyo
Masahito Ishioka has admitted to killing Tomoyuki Iwata, 32, saying that he lost his temper after his relationship with the victim soured, informed sources said.
Reito Watanabe, who allegedly stabbed his coworker, Daiki Yoshino, to death in a Tokyo law office, is escorted by police on Tuesday in Tokyo＊s Toshima Ward.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2025
Suspect in Tokyo law firm stabbing held grudge against victim, police say
The 50-year-old man, who is an employee of the firm, said unpleasant experiences at work involving the victim, his coworker, had brought him to his limit.
A man was stabbed to death at Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Tuesday.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jul 1, 2025
Man arrested for allegedly killing employee at Tokyo＊s Sunshine City
The male suspect reportedly brandished a bladed weapon and slashed the male victim, who was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead shortly after.
Takuya Matsunaga (right), who lost his wife, Mana, and daughter, Riko, in a 2019 crash lays flowers next to Mana's father, Yoshinori Uehara, at the site of the crash, in Tokyo on Saturday.
51勛圖厙
Apr 19, 2025
Victims killed by a runaway car in Tokyo remembered six years on
Takuya Matsunaga, who lost his wife and young daughter in the crash, laid flowers at the site of the incident in Tokyo＊s Ikebukuro district.
Tokyo Humanities Cafe was launched in 2017 by Laurence Williams (left) and Alex Watson, professors at Sophia and Meiji Universities, respectively.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Apr 7, 2025
Tokyo Humanities Cafe feeds hungry minds
A free quarterly event invites everyone to explore what it means to be human.
Tokyo police have arrested a Uniqlo store manager on suspicion of secretly filming women in the outlet's fitting rooms.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2024
Uniqlo store manager arrested over filming of women in fitting rooms
Kohei Takahashi, who manages the Atre Vie Otsuka Uniqlo branch in Tokyo＊s Toshima Ward, allegedly filmed a female junior high school student as well as other women.
Seibu Ikebukuro department store in Tokyo's Toshima Ward in September last year
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2024
Seibu Ikebukuro department store to boost upscale brand lineup
The renovated store will feature about 60 cosmetics brands, while enhancing its basement food floor.
Visitors enter a haunted house at the Namjatown indoor theme park in Tokyo on July 30.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 7, 2024
Japanese beat the heat in ＆liver-chilling＊ haunted houses
A visit to a haunted house is seen as a refreshing respite in Japan from the summer＊s heat and humidity.
Tokyo police display the high-end sports bicycles stolen in Tokyo to be sold in Vietnam.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2024
Two Vietnamese held on suspicion of stealing high-end bicycles for sale abroad
Besides the latest charges, the two suspects were allegedly involved in about 70 cases of luxury bicycle theft in Tokyo since last October.
Takuya Matsunaga reads a reply from Kozo Iizuka, imprisoned for killing Matsunaga's wife and daughter in 2019 in a high-profile accident in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, at his home in Tokyo earlier this month.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2024
Five years after fatal Ikebukuro crash, bereaved man works to prevent repeat
A man plans to meet with the driver who accidentally killed his wife and young daughter, hoping to learn what went through the driver＊s mind.
Some 45 sports-type bicycles were stolen between October and January around train stations in Tokyo's Toshima Ward, including ones that were locked, according to police.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Apr 5, 2024
Bicycle thefts target sports bikes in Tokyo＊s Toshima Ward
Many of the stolen bicycles were locked, which may have been destroyed using tools.
Takuya Matsunaga (right), who lost his wife and daughter in a 2019 crash in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, attends a news conference on Friday along with his father-in-law, Yoshinori Uehara.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2023
Ex-Japan bureaucrat ordered to pay damages over fatal 2019 crash
Kozo Iizuka had already been sentenced to five years in prison, after the car he was driving crashed into Mana Matsunaga, 31, and her daughter Riko, 3.
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.
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 weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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