Since his teenage years, Koji Hayashi has dreaded one thing: his stubborn, once-vivacious mother being hanged for murder ...

On Wednesday, in Japan’s Diet, the House of Representatives Committee on Judicial Affairs held a hearing on the country’s abusive “hostage justice” system. It was an extraordinary moment for human ...

Japan must prevent a Taiwan contingency from happening, a group of pro-Taiwan Japanese lawmakers from multiple political ...

Miyagi Prefectural Police announced on March 26 that its Sendai Higashi Police Station has lost 20 SD cards containing some 1 ...

After the meeting, Suntory Holdings Ltd CEO Niinami Takeshi said, "India and Japan relation is thriving very much. There is a ...

The world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five ...

A 91-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Monday. Police said Tuesday that the cause of death was asphyxiation. According to police, the body of Saeko ...

The Office of the House Secretary General on Tuesday confirmed that Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, eldest son of ...

Japan activated its Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) Monday, allowing its military to better conduct ...

Iwao Hakamada, 89, who is believed to have been the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, was exonerated last year of a ...

Japanese prosecutors have declined to charge a U.S. Marine accused of stealing a car, driving drunk, crashing it, and ...

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate ...