The Chinese embassy in Japan said on Monday that NATO's plan to expand into the Asia-Pacific violates U.N. rules and hoped Japan, in its interaction with NATO, would refrain from actions that undermine trust among countries in the region.
SAPPORO -- A human head was found on July 24 at the home of a doctor and his daughter, who were arrested in connection with the discovery of a decapitated body at a Sapporo hotel on July 2, investigative sources said.
TOKYO — Three people were hurt in a knife attack on a train in western Japan on Sunday, with police saying they had arrested a man for allegedly carrying out the stabbings. The victims — a
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NAGOYA -- A 30-year-old man here who claims to "have caught about 50 video voyeurs" has been arrested for allegedly taking an upskirt video.
Japanese weather officials say the rainy season appears to have ended in three regions west of Tokyo.
Three schoolgirls drowned in a river in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Friday while swimming on the first day of their summer vacation, local authorities said. The local sixth
Japan's Diet has passed a new law designed to create a more secure working environment for freelancers.
Wishma Sandamali lost 20kg in detention but was not taken to hospital despite her pleas.
Partying tourists, a busy fish market and and global businesses all play a part in a world most of us sleep through.
French President Emmanuel Macron has informed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of his opposition to plans to set up a liaison office in Japan.
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July 8 marks one year since former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, with several controversial issues unresolved, including ties between lawmakers and the Unification Church, and the rules for holding a state funeral.
A man in his 70s died after he was apparently pushed off a bridge in Osaka on Monday morning. According to police, the incident occurred at around 1:05 a.m. on Mikunibashi bridge which spans the Kanzaki River in Yodogawa Ward. Kyodo News reported that police received a call from a pedestrian…
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Discovered in 1922 at Iwanohara Vineyard, the Muscat Bailey A grape may be one of Japan's great contributions to global wine.
Tokyo has embarked on a multi-million dollar campaign to convince people it’s safe to release radioactive water.
OSAKA -- The attorney for a man who was wrongfully arrested twice and detained for 42 days over a revenge porn case disclosed to the press on July 11
“Whole,” a 2019 Japanese film directed by Bilal Kawazoe, has a scene in a ramen shop where a rude Japanese patron keeps pestering a fellow customer, a young biracial man, with questions.
Minakami has come a long way since the early days of its adventure tourism beginnings, but if it wants to last well into the future, regulation may be key.
OSAKA -- A 40-year-old man died here after he was apparently shot in the head by a water cannon on July 14 while he was setting up a music event venue
The neighborhood of Otsuka is very different from what it once was--and even more so without its most iconic building.
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2023 WATERBOMB Festival In Osaka Canceled After The Death Of A Worker During Rehearsal...