Western Tokyo is home to 26 cities, three towns and one village which were not included in the former design of Tokyo. Occupying the space that was formerly Tokyo City, Western Tokyo is also known as Tama (separate from the city of Tama). Districts within Tama include: Akasaka District, Shinjuku […]

The 1995 sarin attackers on Tokyo’s subway have been executed today, reports public broadcaster NHK. Leader of the cult was hanged weeks ago. Even though there has been no official confirmation yet, but Japanese media adds with today’s hanging six more Aum members are left on death row. Thirteen people […]

After more than fifty years people in Japan have experienced snowfall in the capital Tokyo and some of the surrounding areas. Snowfall was also seen in some of the major eastern cities of the country including Yokohama. The snow started falling at around 6:15 a.m. Thursday morning and Koyodo news […]

Governor of Tokyo, Yoichi Masuzoe, is has stepped down after allegations of using official funds for paying his holiday bills as well as art and comic books for his children. The scandal comes just ahead of upper house elections. On Wednesday it is believed he may lose a no-confidence vote […]