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30th anniversary of sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway

Protest banners are seen near a building housing Aleph, one of the three groups created after the AUM Shinrikyo cult group went bankrupt in 1996, in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on March 20, 2025. AUM Shinrikyo's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system took place exactly 30 years earlier, leaving 14 people dead and over 6,000 injured.

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30th anniversary of sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway

A protest banner is seen near a building housing Aleph, one of the three groups created after the AUM Shinrikyo cult group went bankrupt in 1996, in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on March 20, 2025. AUM Shinrikyo's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system took place exactly 30 years earlier, leaving 14 people dead and over 6,000 injured.

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30th anniversary of sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway

Photo taken on March 20, 2025, shows a building housing Aleph, one of the three groups created after the AUM Shinrikyo cult group went bankrupt in 1996, in Tokyo's Adachi Ward. AUM Shinrikyo's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system took place exactly 30 years earlier, leaving 14 people dead and over 6,000 injured.

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UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 4

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident.

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Sanyo electric fan caused fire, killing couple in Tokyo

OSAKA, Japan - Seiichiro Sano, president of Sanyo Electric Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 23. Sano announced that an old electric fan made by Sanyo Electric Co. around 1970 caused a fire in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Aug. 20, killing a couple.

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AUM cult-related facilities inspected

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency are pictured ahead of entering a facility, related to the AUM Shinrikyo cult, in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Aug. 1, 2014. The officials inspected 22 such facilities across Japan the same day.

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Agency inspects AUM Shinrikyo, splinter group facilities

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency enter a facility of Aleph in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Nov. 1, 2012. The agency the same day began inspecting 21 facilities of Aleph, the religious group formerly known as AUM Shinrikyo, whose founder and senior members were convicted of staging the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, and eight facilities of AUM's splinter group, called Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light).

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Ticket reservations for Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - A staff member of a branch office of Tobu Travel Co. talks with a customer in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on March 22, 2012. The operator of Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest tower, started accepting reservation requests for tickets to the tower's observation deck for individuals at the travel agency's branch offices and the tower's website, with successful applicants to be selected in a drawing.

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Sumo wrestlers encourage disaster evacuees

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) chats with children over hot pot dishes at Tokyo Budokan hall in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 6, 2011. The facility is accommodating evacuees of the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Sumo wrestlers encourage disaster evacuees

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) and other sumo wrestlers hand out hot pot dishes to disaster evacuees at Tokyo Budokan hall in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 6, 2011. The facility is accommodating evacuees of the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Crane crashes into bus, 6 passengers, bus driver injured

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from inside a bus shows the rear window of the bus that has been shattered after a crane truck slammed into the bus from behind at a bus stop in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, on Feb. 9, 2010. Six passengers and the driver of the bus were slightly injured as the crane arm smashed through the bus's rear window.

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Crane crashes into bus, 6 passengers, bus driver injured

TOKYO, Japan - A rear window of a bus is partly shattered after a crane truck slammed into the bus from behind at a bus stop in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, on Feb. 9, 2010. Six passengers and the driver of the bus were slightly injured as the crane arm smashed through the bus's rear window.

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Officials, public gear up for possible swine flu in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A female shopper takes a close look at a face mask at a supermarket in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 28 following reports on swine flu infection in Mexico, as well as in the other parts of the world.

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Japan calls on public for alert, composure over swine flu

TOKYO, Japan - A notice on the safety of pork is posted at a supermarket in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 28. The Japanese government urged the public to be on full alert but act calmly following the World Health Organization's upgrading of its alert level on swine influenza.

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Campaigning for governor polls in Tokyo, 12 prefectures begins

TOKYO, Japan - Manzo Yoshida, a former Adachi Ward mayor, makes an election campaign speech near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on March 22 after filing his candidacy for the April 8 gubernatorial election. Yoshida is backed by the Japanese Communist Party.

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Campaigning for governor races in Tokyo, 12 prefectures to begin

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates contesting the Tokyo gubernatorial election in April attend a public debate in Nakano Ward, Tokyo on March 15 on the issue whether Tokyo should bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. From L to R: architect Kisho Kurokawa, former Adachi Ward mayor Manzo Yoshida, former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano, and incumbent Shintaro Ishihara, who is running for a third four-year term. Campaigning for gubernatorial elections in Tokyo and 12 other prefectures is set to begin March 22.

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Ishihara, challengers split over Olympics in election debate

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (R) and his three challengers -- (from L to R) renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa, former mayor of Tokyo's Adachi Ward Manzo Yoshida, and former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano -- attend the first public policy debate in Tokyo's Nakano Ward before the April 8 gubernatorial election. They discussed issues including whether Tokyo should try to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force members build a makeshift bridge in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Sept. 1 during earthquake drills the Japanese government staged.

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Political party leaders make last appeal to voters

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki appeals to voters for support in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Sept. 10, one day before voting for the House of Representatives election.

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Police arrest senior AUM member over unlicensed medicine sale

TOKYO, Japan - Two police officers walk out of the house of senior AUM Shinrikyo cult member Naruhito Noda in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on July 6. Police later arrested Noda, 37, over the alleged involvement of AUM members in unlicensed sales of medicines.

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Former lower house vice speaker Kujiraoka dies at 87

TOKYO, Japan - Hyosuke Kujiraoka (file photo), a former vice speaker of the House of Representatives, died on April 1 of colon cancer at his home in Tokyo's Adachi Ward. He was 87.

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Tokyo pupils get 'thank you' drawings from N.Y. kids

TOKYO, Japan - Kurihara Kita Elementary School pupils in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on March 13 hold up drawings they received from New York children in appreciation for sending drawings to cheer them up after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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A-bomb survivor in Brazil seeks Japan health care allowance

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lawyer Shuichi Adachi (R), speaks to reporters in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on March 1 about a lawsuit filed by his client Takushi Morita, an atomic bomb survivor living in Brazil's Sao Paulo. Morita, head of an association of A-bomb victims in Brazil, sued the state and the Hiroshima prefectural governments to seek 1.37 million yen in health care allowances under the Atomic Bomb Victims Relief Law.

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Tochiazuma gears up as ozeki for New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Tochiazuma (L), who was promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, and his stable master Tamanoi, holds up a new sumo ranking table released by the Japan Sumo Association at the stable in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 25. Tochiazuma, who was the runner-up at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November with 12 wins and 3 losses, will be the first wrestler from the Tamanoi stable to fight at the second-highest rank when the next sumo tournament gets underway at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13.

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Group breaks into home, steals 100 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Four or five men broke into a company manager's house (pictured) in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 16 and stole about 100 million yen in cash after binding the manager, his wife and daughter. The men entered the house around 4 a.m. and threatened Mitsuo Komiya, 51, with a stun gun, saying, ''Money, money.'' They forced him to open a safe and took the money away, the police said.

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Koizumi appeals to voters

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi campaigns at Takenotsuka in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on June 17 in support of candidates running from his Liberal Democratic Party in the June 24 Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Imperial couple visit facility for intellectually disabled

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a facility for intellectually disabled children, Umeda Akebono Gakuen, in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 7. (Pool photo)

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AUM to suspend external activities, use of name

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuko Muraoka (L), acting representative for the AUM Shinrikyo religious sect, and Hiroshi Araki, vice chief of public relations for the cult, hold a press conference at AUM's office in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Sept. 29 to announce AUM will suspend all its external activities from Oct. 1 and provisionally halt the use of its name.

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Quiet COVID-19 mass vaccination center

A COVID-19 mass vaccination center is deserted in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 9, 2022, with many people in the capital, especially the working population, refraining from taking their third shots despite infections still staying at high levels.

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Quiet COVID-19 mass vaccination center

A COVID-19 mass vaccination center is deserted in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 9, 2022, with many people in the capital, especially the working population, refraining from taking their third shots despite infections still staying at high levels.

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Quiet COVID-19 mass vaccination center

A COVID-19 mass vaccination center is deserted in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 9, 2022, with many people in the capital, especially the working population, refraining from taking their third shots despite infections still staying at high levels.

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Quiet COVID-19 mass vaccination center

A COVID-19 mass vaccination center is deserted in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on April 9, 2022, with many people in the capital, especially the working population, refraining from taking their third shots despite infections still staying at high levels.

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Strong earthquake in Tokyo region

Photo taken Oct. 8, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nippori-Toneri Liner train (R) that derailed slightly in Tokyo's Adachi Ward after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolted the Tokyo region the previous night.

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Strong earthquake in Tokyo region

Photo taken Oct. 8, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nippori-Toneri Liner train (top) that derailed slightly in Tokyo's Adachi Ward after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolted the Tokyo region the previous night.

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Strong earthquake in Tokyo region

Photo taken Oct. 8, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nippori-Toneri Liner train (top) that derailed slightly in Tokyo's Adachi Ward after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolted the Tokyo region the previous night.

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Strong earthquake in Tokyo region

Photo taken Oct. 8, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nippori-Toneri Liner train (top) that derailed slightly in Tokyo's Adachi Ward after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolted the Tokyo region the previous night.

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Strong earthquake in Tokyo region

Photo taken Oct. 8, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Nippori-Toneri Liner train (R) that derailed slightly in Tokyo's Adachi Ward after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolted the Tokyo region the previous night.

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Strong earthquake in Tokyo region

A driverless train is pictured in Tokyo's Adachi Ward in the early hours of Oct. 8, 2021, after it derailed slightly after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolted the Tokyo region.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay participants walk during a flame-lighting ceremony in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on July 18, 2021, amid scorching summer heat. The relay was canceled in most parts of the Japanese capital amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay participants transfer the Olympic flame during a flame-lighting ceremony in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on July 18, 2021. The relay was canceled in most parts of the Japanese capital amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

The Olympic flame is transferred from torch to torch during a flame-lighting ceremony in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on July 18, 2021. The relay was canceled in most parts of the Japanese capital amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Group breaks into home, steals 100 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Four or five men broke into a company manager's house (pictured) in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 16 and stole about 100 million yen in cash after binding the manager, his wife and daughter. The men entered the house around 4 a.m. and threatened Mitsuo Komiya, 51, with a stun gun, saying, ''Money, money.'' They forced him to open a safe and took the money away, the police said.

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Tochiazuma gears up as ozeki for New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Tochiazuma (L), who was promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, and his stable master Tamanoi, holds up a new sumo ranking table released by the Japan Sumo Association at the stable in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 25. Tochiazuma, who was the runner-up at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November with 12 wins and 3 losses, will be the first wrestler from the Tamanoi stable to fight at the second-highest rank when the next sumo tournament gets underway at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13.

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Ishihara, challengers split over Olympics in election debate

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (R) and his three challengers -- (from L to R) renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa, former mayor of Tokyo's Adachi Ward Manzo Yoshida, and former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano -- attend the first public policy debate in Tokyo's Nakano Ward before the April 8 gubernatorial election. They discussed issues including whether Tokyo should try to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Campaigning for governor races in Tokyo, 12 prefectures to begin

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates contesting the Tokyo gubernatorial election in April attend a public debate in Nakano Ward, Tokyo on March 15 on the issue whether Tokyo should bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. From L to R: architect Kisho Kurokawa, former Adachi Ward mayor Manzo Yoshida, former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano, and incumbent Shintaro Ishihara, who is running for a third four-year term. Campaigning for gubernatorial elections in Tokyo and 12 other prefectures is set to begin March 22. (Kyodo)

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Campaigning for governor polls in Tokyo, 12 prefectures begins

TOKYO, Japan - Manzo Yoshida, a former Adachi Ward mayor, makes an election campaign speech near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on March 22 after filing his candidacy for the April 8 gubernatorial election. Yoshida is backed by the Japanese Communist Party. (Kyodo)

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Sanyo electric fan caused fire, killing couple in Tokyo

OSAKA, Japan - Seiichiro Sano, president of Sanyo Electric Co., bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 23. Sano announced that an old electric fan made by Sanyo Electric Co. around 1970 caused a fire in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Aug. 20, killing a couple. (Kyodo)

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Political party leaders make last appeal to voters

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki appeals to voters for support in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Sept. 10, one day before voting for the House of Representatives election. (Kyodo)

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Police arrest Chongryon chief's son, others over mushroom import

Masamichi Kyo, 50, the son of the head of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, leaves his home in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on May 12, 2015, after being arrested on suspicion of illegally importing "matsutake" mushrooms from North Korea in 2010. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force members build a makeshift bridge in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Sept. 1 during earthquake drills the Japanese government staged. (Kyodo)