Two members of separate criminal syndicates died in Kanagawa and Gunma prefectures after they were brought to hospitals over the weekend. (tokyoreporter.com)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 44-year-old man who posed as a police officer before the alleged rape of a female sex worker in Sagamihara City earlier this year, reports TV Asahi. (tokyoreporter.com)

The latest edition of the Michelin guide of starred eateries in Tokyo was unveiled on Monday, with the publishing company saying it hopes announcing the list will support restaurants and the tourism industry struggling amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo)

Yuya Yoshida won the Fukuoka International Marathon held in southwestern Japan on Sunday to earn his first career victory over the 42.195-kilometer distance. (Kyodo)

Japan’s government is considering the resumption of inbound tourism on a limited basis from the spring as Tokyo prepares to host a delayed summer Olympics, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday. (Japan Times)

More and more medical workers in Japan are warning that care systems in the nation are in peril as daily case counts have topped 2,000 for several days running. (Japan Times)

The word tachinbo literally means to stand for an unspecified length of time. However, it colloquially refers to a street walker. (tokyoreporter.com)

A remote island in Tokyo has been recognized by an international organization as an "International Dark Sky Park" because of its starry night skies. (NHK)

The Tokyo Olympics and ITF have made a change to the scoring system for the 2021 tennis event. ()

The final volume in book form of the Japanese hit manga series "Kimetsu no Yaiba," or "Demon Slayer," has been released, attracting many fans to bookshops. (NHK)

Japanese scientists say the space probe Hayabusa2 has successfully released a capsule which is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. (NHK)

Japan's parliament on Friday completed ratification of a free trade deal with the U.K., a key move for supporting Japanese auto companies, railcar makers and other industrial groups through Britain's looming exit from the European Union. (Nikkei)

The Tsukiji Hongwanji Buddhist temple in the Japanese capital Tokyo has started offering matchmaking services for singles. (South China Morning Post)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police are questioning a man who has admitted to dumping the body of a missing woman earlier this year, reports NHK. (tokyoreporter.com)

Following a year of seemingly apocalyptic events from deadly fires to global social unrest to the COVID-19 pandemic alongside rising geopolitical tension, canceling next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games would inflict further misery on the world. (Nikkei)

A former president of discount retailer Don Quijote Holdings Co., now known as Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp., was arrested Thursday by prosecutors for alleged involvement in insider trading in 2018. (Japan Times)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 32-year-old man over the alleged molestation of a girl, the same crime he was accused of last year, reports TV Asahi (tokyoreporter.com)

Organizers of next year's Tokyo Olympics say they have received refund applications for about 810,000 tickets. (NHK)

NHK has learned that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is expected to pay the largest portion of additional costs for next year's Olympics and Paralympics. (NHK)

Tokyo prosecutors have asked former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to appear for voluntary questioning about the dinner parties his political group held for supporters, sources close to the matter said Thursday. (Japan Times)

Akihabara is overrated. Join me and my friend in this slice of life around West Tokyo's Otaku center. (Enlightize in Japan)

Japan's government is considering extending its Go To Eat campaign, designed to help the restaurant industry amid the coronavirus outbreak. (NHK)

Officials in Japan's western prefecture of Osaka plan to call on all residents to refrain from leaving their homes for any non-essential reason until mid-December. This follows a surge in the number of coronavirus cases with severe symptoms. (NHK)

The Japanese government expressed regret Wednesday after a district assembly in Berlin adopted a resolution to allow a statue symbolizing Korean women who were procured for Japan's wartime military brothels to remain in place. (Kyodo)

Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 35-year-old woman who is suspected of killing her newborn boy at their residence in Kawasaki City, reports NHK. (tokyoreporter.com)