FUJINOMIYA, Shizuoka Prefecture A 73-year-old man killed himself after allegedly stabbing to death his ailing wife and chronically ill daughter in their hospital rooms here on Sept. 27.
SUSONO, Shizuoka Prefecture The Susono city government filed a criminal complaint with police on Dec. 5 against the head of a nursery school here, alleging he helped cover up shocking acts of child abuse by his staff.
SUSONO, Shizuoka Prefecture A sprinkler system malfunction apparently caused hundreds of millions of yen in damage to musical instruments set up on a stage here shortly before the Sinfonietta Shizuoka orchestra was to give a performance.