thejapantimes, 2 days ago to Japan

Police in Tochigi have arrested two men for attempted theft, with investigators on high alert for similar crimes in nearby prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/crime-legal/serial-robbers-arrested/ #japan #crimelegal #gunma #nagano #tochigi #fukushima #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Japan

The details of what happened to a Tokyo couple whose bodies were burned in Tochigi Prefecture are starting to become more clear following the arrest on Monday of their daughter’s common-law husband, the suspected mastermind. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-burned-couple-explainer/ #japan #crimelegal #nasu #tochigi #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 11 days ago to Japan

The police have arrested two more individuals in connection with the murder of a Tokyo couple whose burned bodies were discovered in Tochigi Prefecture last month, one of them their daughter's common-law husband. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/japan/crime-legal/japan-burned-bodies-more-arrests/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tochigi

thejapantimes, 12 days ago to Japan

Now that the yakuza have gone into hiding, Japan's police face a new enemy in the form of the "tokuryu" — quasi-gangsters who thrive on anonymity and a lack of structure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/06/japan/crime-legal/tokuryu-explainer/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nasu #tochigi #organizedcrime #fraud #yakuza #fukuoka

thejapantimes, 17 days ago to Japan

Tokyo and Tochigi prefectural police have arrested two more men in connection with the disposal of bodies found on a riverbed in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/japan/crime-legal/two-more-men-arrested-over-burned-bodies-in-nasu/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nasu #tochigi

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to Japan

A 28-year-old man who is suspected of ordering the disposal of the bodies of a Tokyo couple has said that he himself was given instructions by another person, according to investigative sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-burned-bodies-suspect/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tochigi #okinawa #fukuoka

thejapantimes, 19 days ago to Japan

Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in Okinawa in relation to a case in which the burned bodies of a Tokyo couple were found near a river in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, two weeks ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/crime-legal/man-arrested-in-okinawa-over-bodies-found-in-tochigi/ #japan #crimelegal #nasu #tochigi #tokyo #japanesepolice #okinawa

thejapantimes, 21 days ago to Japan

The man arrested over the discovery of the burned bodies of a Tokyo couple in Tochigi Prefecture has suggested that he received more than ¥10 million from a person who told him to dispose of the bodies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/27/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-bodies-10-million/ #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #nasu #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 24 days ago to Japan

Police have said that two burned bodies found near a river in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, last week have been confirmed to be those of a couple from Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-burned-bodies-couple/ #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #nasu #crime

thejapantimes, 26 days ago to Japan

The man who was arrested in connection with the charred corpses of a man and a woman found on a riverbed in Tochigi Prefecture last week has told police that he did not know who the victims were. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/japan/crime-legal/japan-charred-bodies-case/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #mpd #tochigi #nasu

thejapantimes, 27 days ago to Japan

Tochigi Prefectural Police on Sunday arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly disposing of corpses in connection with last Tuesday’s discovery of two charred bodies on a riverbed in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/21/japan/crime-legal/a-man-arrested-in-connection-with-charred-bodies-in-tochigi/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tochigi #nasu

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Two charred bodies, with their faces bound with adhesive tape, were discovered Tuesday on a riverbed in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/17/japan/crime-legal/burned-bodies-found-on-riverbed/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tochigi #nasu

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

A strong earthquake registering magnitude 5.3 jolted areas in Saitama and Tochigi prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/21/japan/quake-tochigi-saitama/ #japan #earthquakes #tochigi #saitama #tokyo #diasasters

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

With increasing numbers of people in Japan getting married later in life or not at all, local governments are turning to artificial intelligence to help reverse the trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/27/japan/society/ai-boost-marriage-rate/ #japan #society #marriage #ai #ehime #saitama #tochigi #shiga

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

The brother of a French woman who went missing in 2018 during a trip to a tourist spot north of Tokyo believes she was likely a victim of a crime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/24/japan/crime-legal/french-woman-disappearence/?utm_content=bufferdb665&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #tiphaineveron #france #nikko #tochigi

wietsevb, 6 months ago to nature

Kegon Falls. At Nikkō National Park, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

#waterfall #fall #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #japan #nikko #tochigi #fotografie #photography

atomicker, 6 months ago to art

Title: Tengu Rock, Autumn in Shiobara (1950)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://oneclick-onetrip-blog.com/en/nasushiobara-city-tochigi-prefectures-three-spectacular-waterfalls-and-a-thrilling-100m-high-tengu-rock/ #HasuiKawase #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #Tenguiwa #Shiobara #Tochigi #Nikko #Japan

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Police are investigating a 28-year-old man in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a rental car in Tochigi Prefecture last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/23/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-teenager-death/?utm_content=buffer10e99&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice

atomicker, 7 months ago to art

Title: Yumoto Onsen, Nikko (1937)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3807.html #HasuiKawase #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Aizurie #Yumoto #LakeYunoko #Nikko #Tochigi #Japan

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

The bodies of four people were found Saturday morning near a trail on Mount Asahi in Tochigi Prefecture, police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/07/japan/four-bodies-found-tochigi-mountain/?utm_content=buffer72254&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #tochigi #mountasahi #mountains

atomicker, 7 months ago to art

Title: Morning at the Hot-Spring Resort in Arayu, Shiobara (1946)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://matcha-jp.com/en/4004 #HasuiKawase #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #Shiobara #Tochigi #Japan

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to art

Hasui Kawase produced approximately 700 prints of sunsets, waterfronts, and other landscapes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/09/11/art/hasui-kawase-fans/?utm_content=bufferd8e47&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #art #hasuikawase #tochigi #ibaraki

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Japan's first new tram system in 75 years began operating in Utsunomiya on Saturday, with features designed to make it easy to access for the elderly and wheelchair users. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/26/japan/utsunomiya-new-tram-system/?utm_content=buffer7cca2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #utsunomiya #rail #tochigi

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

A court on Wednesday ordered the Tochigi Prefectural Government and a high school athletic federation to pay ¥290 million in damages to the families of five people killed in an avalanche in 2017. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/28/national/crime-legal/avalanche-damages-tochigi/?utm_content=buffer7fde3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #tochigi #highschools #utsunomiya #mountains #nasu #japanesecourts

atomicker, 10 months ago to art

Title: Futarasan, Nikko (1936)

Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3804.html #KoitsuTsuchiya #ShinHanga #Art #Summer #Showa #Futarasan #FutarasanJinja #FutarasanShrine #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite #Tochigi #Nikko #Japan