Tokyo, March 31 (IANS) Japan’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities have been brought into service for the first time at two Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) bases in the country, a move that has sparked domestic opposition.The deployment of the missiles at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and Camp Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, marks a significant shift from the country’s long-standing exclusively defence-o…
Latest Shizuoka Prefecture News & Updates
Tokyo, Feb 15 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy was killed, and two other boys were injured after they were stabbed in central Osaka, western Japan, late Saturday, local media reported on Sunday.The police received an emergency call around 11:55 p.m. local time reporting that people had been stabbed on the first floor of a building located in Osaka’s busy Dotombori shopping area, Kyodo News reported, citing the Osaka police.A young man suspected of carrying out the stabbings in the downtown area with man…
Tokyo, Jan 15 (IANS) A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stabbing two men coming to his apartment in Japan’s Tokyo for forced eviction proceedings, according to police’s statement, local media reported. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was arrested a few hundred meters away from the spot on suspicion of attempted murder. One of the victims, a company employee, was in critical condition while the other, a court enforcement officer, suffered minor injuries, Japan’s Kyodo News reported….
Tokyo, Dec 29 (IANS) A woman was stabbed on Monday in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, and the suspect remained at large, local media reported.The woman was conscious and able to respond to questions after the attack, and her condition was stable, TBS reported, citing the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.The incident occurred about 200 meters southwest of JR Takadanobaba Station. The attacker was a slim man who fled the scene, police said, adding they are continuing the search for the suspect and are …
Tokyo, Dec 26 (IANS) As many as 15 people were injured after a stabbing spree at a factory in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan on Friday, local media reported quoting authorities. According to them, an emergency call was received at around 4:30 pm (local time), reporting that five or six people had been stabbed at a Yokohama Rubber factory in Mishima, Japan’s leading Kyodo News Agency reported.Police have arrested Masaki Oyama (38) on suspicion of attempted murder. Police also received a call that s…