Chiba police have arrested a 52-year-old man for allegedly committing lewd acts on a female high school student who attended ...

Stringent security measures are in place to protect the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties as they make speeches in support of their candidates during campaigning for the July 20 House of ...

The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter ...

The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's use of capital punishment.

Japan executes 'Twitter killer' who murdered and dismembered nine people Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims.

Japan has executed a man convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, in the country's first use of the death penalty since 2022. Takahiro Shiraishi — dubbed the "Twitter killer ...

Japan executes by hanging ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered 9 Takahiro Shiraishi was hanged for the murders of eight women and one man whose body parts he concealed in his small apartment.

TOKYO — Japan’s army announced Tuesday that it conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter increasingly ...

WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan has canceled an annual high-level meeting with key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial ...

Japan broke a record for tourism in 2024, with people from all over the world visiting the island nation. But the country has even bigger tourist goals for the years ahead.

Japan's exports fell in May for the first time in eight months as big automakers like Toyota were hit by sweeping U.S. tariffs, and the failure of Tokyo to clinch a trade deal this week will ...