Investigative sources with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police revealed on Monday that identifications are close for eight of the nine corpses found last week in the Zama City residence of a 27-year-old man who has admitted to killing all of the persons, reports the Sankei Shimbun (tokyoreporter.com)

As policy experts scramble to interpret the significance of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Japan, there’s already one standout winner in the stock market. (Japan Times)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting US President Donald Trump have had dinner together in Tokyo's Ginza district. (NHK)

While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in golf diplomacy, their wives spent time Sunday learning about Japanese pearl cultivation in Tokyo’s top luxury shopping district. (Japan Times)

Tokyo Police have identified one of the 9 victims in a suspected serial murder case. (NHK)

Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly killing his girlfriend at his apartment in Miyakojima Ward, reports the Sankei Shimbun. (tokyoreporter.com)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police are searching for a man believed to be a foreigner who exposed himself to a school girl near Tokyo Tower on a rainy afternoon last month. (tokyoreporter.com)

Japanese police say the man arrested in connection with the deaths of 9 people has told them that none of the women really wanted to die, although they had expressed suicidal thoughts. (NHK)

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday accused Japan of not conducting "fair and open" trade with the United States. (Kyodo)

Tokushima Prefectural Police have arrested an organized crime member over a shooting at a coffee shop in Tokushima City on Thursday left one man injured, reports TBS News. (tokyoreporter.com)

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Tokyo for the first leg of his 5-nation tour of Asia. This is his first visit to Japan since he took office. (NHK)

Police in Tokyo say a suspect in a serial murder case told them he gave some of the victims liquor or tranquilizers before attacking them. (NHK)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dined with Ivanka Trump in Tokyo ahead of a visit to Japan by her father, US President Donald Trump, from Sunday. (NHK)

In preparation for U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Japan from Sunday, the Metropolitan Police Department will be on full alert primarily in central Tokyo, deploying about 18,000 officers --- the highest level in 20 years for the protection of a prominent person. (the-japan-news.com)

US President Donald Trump's eldest daughter and presidential advisor Ivanka Trump has called for promoting women's participation in the economy in her speech in Tokyo. (NHK)

Japan is discovering that even the tightest labor market in a generation is no quick spur for higher wages. (Japan Times)

Ivanka Trump, the U.S. president's daughter and senior advisor, arrived in Japan on Thursday for a three-day stay ahead of a visit by her father. (Kyodo)

Air Do, a regional carrier based in Sapporo, said Tuesday that it has decided to cancel a total of 34 flights on two routes in November due to a lack of pilots. (Japan Times)

A man who kept the dismembered bodies of 9 people in his apartment near Tokyo has reportedly told police that 4 of them were girls in their late teens. (NHK)

Chiba Prefectural Police have arrested a boss of an organized crime group over two shootings in Matsudo City in June, reports TV Asahi (tokyoreporter.com)

China's top ride-sharing company, Didi Chuxing, will launch an app-based service in Tokyo next April, partnering with a Japanese taxi company. (NHK)

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have welcomed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Tokyo. (NHK)

Police in Bangkok on Sunday arrested a Japanese woman for allegedly attempting to smuggle 10 otters to Japan, reports Fuji News Network (tokyoreporter.com)

Investigative sources with the Hyogo Prefectural Police have revealed that the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi organized crime group likely vacated its headquarters in Awaji City on Monday, a move that comes after the issuing of a complaint by citizens, reports TBS News (tokyoreporter.com)

Tokyo police are on increased alert as young people and foreign nationals in Halloween costumes descend on the city's busy Shibuya district. (NHK)