Yokohama woman accused of burying corpse of newborn in Nagano
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
During the investigation leading up to her arrest, Saki Sudo said she knew nothing about her husband s death
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By Tokyo Reporter Staff
During the investigation leading up to her arrest, Saki Sudo said she knew nothing about her husband s death
Suspect told one victim, ‘I m going to be with you for the rest of my life’
Coronavirus in Japan
Ministry will continue to strengthen infection control measures and implement teleworking for staff
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Some people recuperating at home have been unable to find hospitals to accept them after their conditions worsened
22-year-old woman arrested for burying infant’s body in garden of vacant house May 10 01:15 pm JST May 10 | 03:15 pm JST NAGANO
Police have arrested a 22-year-old woman from Kanagawa Prefecture on suspicion of abandoning the corpse of her one-month-old daughter, by burying it in the garden of a vacant home in Nagano Prefecture last week.
Police said Satomi Takato, a part-time worker from Yokohama City, is accused of burying the infant’s body in the garden of the house in Tomi City sometime between May 1 and May 4, Sankei Shimbun reported. The house is Takato s former family residence and has been vacant since her father died.
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
A stroll through Takeshita-dori reveals big, bulbous lettering of a variety of colors, painted on the shutters of one shop after another
Nagano: Newborn’s corpse found in garden
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on May 6, 2021
NAGANO (TR) – Nagano Prefectural Police launched an investigation after the discovery of the body of a newborn at a property in Tomi City on Tuesday, reports TV Asahi (May 5).
At around 4:50 p.m., a man looking after the vacant property found “part of a body” buried in the garden.
Officers from the Ueda Police Station arriving at the scene unearthed the body of the girl from the soil.
MOL to Establish “KiliMOL” a Cross-Border e-Commerce Service to deliver Used Agriculture Machinery to Africa
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the launch of a cross-border e-commerce website (Note 1), a business to export used agricultural machinery to Africa through a business partnership with Karasawa Agricultural Machinery Service (President: Takeyuki Karasawa; Headquarters: Tomi City, Nagano Prefecture). In addition, MOL will establish “KiliMOL” (Representative: Mikio Oyama; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) in May 2021 to handle the new business.
In September of last year, MOL and Karasawa Agricultural Machinery signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to the business, and worked together to study the prospects for commercialization. Initially, the business will target Kenya in East Africa, a major agricultural center with many small farms and a region showing tremendous economic growth. In January this year, MOL procured five units of used agricultural machi
Tomi City firefighters donate to local counterparts December 19 2020
Firefighters in Madras sister city, Tomi City, Japan, raise money to support the Jefferson County Fire District after a tough wildfire season.
Firefighters in Tomi City, Japan, raised $2,500 in support of the Jefferson County Fire District after following news of the difficult wildfire season this year.
Tomi City is a sister city of Madras.
Fire Chief Brian Huff says he appreciates the kind gesture. They have not decided how they will spend the money.
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