The brutal murder of a family of four in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward remains unresolved a quarter century after the crime, despite many clues left at the scene, such as fingerprints and bloodstains, and ...

Around 700 stalls line the street during the annual Setagaya Boroichi, a venerable flea market that's been going on for more than 440 years now. Held twice a year – on December 15-16 and again on ...

Nakano Ward and Setagaya Ward in Tokyo will allow same-sex couples to be officially listed as “unregistered husbands” or “unregistered wives,” on their residence registries—just like heterosexual ...

Where can you dine atop a carrot, ride a rickety old train, and pray to the feline god of mercy? On the Setagaya line, snaking through Tokyo’s second largest and most populous ward. Your first stop ...

Who murdered the Miyazawa family? Was it a disgruntled skater? A contract killer? For a grandmother and a retired police chief, there is no closure without answers. The end of the year is one of the ...

One of the world's leading metropolises, Tokyo is home to extraordinary architecture that fascinates through its blend of traditional values and high-tech expression. The 1923 earthquake and the ...

Early on the morning of December 30, 2025, Takeshi Tsuchida got down on his knees to carefully place flowers in front of a black-slab tomb marking the last resting place of Mikio Miyazawa, his wife ...

Police in western Tokyo have launched a campaign to jog the memories of anyone who may be able to shed new light on one of the most notorious unsolved crimes in modern Japanese history – the slaughter ...

Eight couples in Tokyo's Shibuya and Setagaya wards were on Thursday issued with certificates recognizing their same-sex partnerships as equivalent to marriage on the first day of the long-awaited ...

Following Shibuya ward’s announcement that it would offer certification to same-sex couples, what might be the beginning of a “domino effect” has occurred in its neighboring ward of Setagaya.