The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

Tokyo (AFP) - England international Joe Launchbury said Wednesday that financial uncertainty in European club rugby could persuade more players to follow in his footsteps and move to Japan.

Tokyo (AFP) - Two crew were confirmed dead and nine others were missing Wednesday after their cargo ship sank in rough waters between Japan and South Korea, Japanese authorities said.

Last month, the government announced it will conduct an experiment on the feasibility of relocating soil from sites where decontamination work was carried out following the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The soil is slated to be moved to three locations in the Kanto region.

Police have found the rental car that was seen driving near the Tokyo home of the 90-year-old victim of a suspected robbery-homicide on the day of the woman's death, investigative sources said.

With temperatures likely to drop sharply from Tuesday night due to this season's severest cold spell so far, the Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of possible disruption to public transportation as snow may accumulate in residential areas of the Kanto region, including Tokyo.

Hong Kong (AFP) - Tokyo led gains across most Asian markets again Tuesday, in another day thinned by the Lunar New Year break, with sentiment boosted once more by a surge on Wall Street.

Hong Kong (AFP) - Tokyo led gains across Asian markets again Tuesday in another day thinned by the Lunar New Year break, with sentiment boosted once more by a surge on Wall Street.

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Police are guarding an evacuated Tokyo residence after its address was found on the second smartphone the police have seized in connection with a string of robberies in the Kanto region, police sources have told The Yomiuri Shimbun.