Tokyo's oldest 'man' dead for 30 years
TOKYO Police are investigating whether the family of Tokyos oldest man who appears to have been dead at home for decades fraudulently received pension money paid to him, news reports said yesterday.
Tokyo death chamber to be opened to media
The Justice Ministry will open the execution chamber at the Tokyo Detention House to the media as early as August, Justice Minister Keiko Chiba said Friday. Secretive practices surrounding the capital punishment system, including executions without prior notice to death-row inmates, their relatives and lawyers, have drawn criticism.
Tokyo's 'oldest man' dead for decades
Police are investigating whether the family of Tokyo's "oldest man" - who appears to have been dead for decades - fraudulently received pension money paid to him.
Tokyo shares down 1.50 percent at noon
TOKYO - Tokyo shares fell 1.50 percent Friday after Japan's unemployment and factory output figures missed market expectations, underlining the still frail nature of the country's economic recovery.
Tokyo's 'oldest man' died 30 years ago
TOKYO - A man listed as the oldest living male in Tokyo in fact died some 30 years ago, city officials said after his body was found mummified in his bed.Police visited the home of Sogen Kato at the request of ward officials updating...