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Motorcyclist arrested for stopping suddenly in front of truck on expressway Feb. 18 05:00 am JST Feb. 18 | 06:38 am JST KANAGAWA
Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Law after he suddenly stopped his motorcycle in front of a truck on an expressway last year.
According to police, Shuichi Aida, a house painter residing in Tokyo s Ota Ward, was riding his motorcycle along the Tomei Expressway in Yamato City at around 4:35 p.m. on Nov 8, Sankei Shimbun reported. He then approached a 10-ton truck driven by a 22-year-old company employee and began tailgating it.
After Aida passed the truck, he stopped his motorbike suddenly, forcing the truck driver to slam on his brakes. The sudden halt caused cardboard boxes inside the truck to tumble out onto the road, damaging their contents.
Japanese food suppliers find ways to survive amid Covid pandemic
Japanese restaurants and bars are not the only ones that have been hit hard by the new lockdowns. Food suppliers and producers, which have not been able to do business with their usual clients, are trying to find new sales channels, such as mobile sales and online, to directly connect to consumers.
Food Supply, a vegetable and fruit wholesaler in Tokyo’s Ota Ward started a drive-through greengrocer. One popular item is a set of about 20 kinds of vegetables and fruits and the store attracts hundreds of visitors some days. Customers open their vehicle’s trunks and have staff load items in cardboard boxes into them. It is a smart way to prevent infections, too.
Man, 43, accused of fatally assaulting acquaintance while drinking
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 23, 2020
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 43-year-old man over the alleged fatal assault of a male acquaintance while they drank together in Ota Ward, reports the
Sankei Shimbun (Dec. 23).
On December 19 and early the following morning, Yasutoshi Nai, of no known occupation, allegedly struck the face and upper body of Hiromi Uchidate, 64, in the living room of the suspect’s residence.
Uchidate was later confirmed dead due to respiratory failure caused by multiple rib fractures and lung contusions.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of murder, Nai denied the allegations. “It’s true that I assaulted him, but I did not intend to kill him,” the suspect was quoted by police.