Saitama court blocks anti-Kurd protest, calling it hate speech
November 22, 2024 NEW
‘Human washing machine’ set to make a splash at Osaka Expo
November 22, 2024 NEW
Osaka zookeeper accused of stealing food from the animals
November 21, 2024
Chinese teenager wanted for graffiti at Yasukuni Shrine
November 21, 2024
Kishida bombing suspect insulted in manipulative interrogation
November 21, 2024
State told to pay for Atsugi base noise; call for flight ban nixed
November 21, 2024
Hokkaido pushes lodging tax on tourists; towns back own levies
November 20, 2024
Toy poodles become contract police dogs as stations adapt
November 20, 2024
Kobe ski resort perseveres after unseasonably warm autumn
November 20, 2024
Update: Child rights support in Japan 30 years post-ratification
November 20, 2024
Police required to wear body cameras in NPA trial program
November 20, 2024
Five accused of enlisting women on social media for sex work
November 19, 2024
More taking paternity leave despite archaic office attitudes
November 19, 2024
Master of modern poetry Shuntaro Tanikawa dies
November 19, 2024
Horse bites part of girl’s finger off at riding facility in Yamanashi
November 19, 2024
Yamanashi ends Mt. Fuji railway plan, looks into rubber-tire tram
November 19, 2024
Asahi Shimbun’s ‘letters from death row’ series wins top award
November 19, 2024
An Australian on trial for drugs in Japan says she's the victim of a romance scam
November 19, 2024
Multicultural representation in Japan’s media slowly evolving
November 19, 2024
Redress unlikely when passers-by are killed by falling people
November 19, 2024
Saitama student killed in school field crash by unlicensed teen driver
November 18, 2024
2,500 Santas on parade in Tokyo for annual charity event
November 18, 2024
Prosecutors seek life sentence for widow of ‘Don Juan of Kishu’
November 18, 2024
Egg prices may rise further after summer heat, avian flu combo
November 18, 2024
Hokkaido event draws protests for denying Ainu are indigenous
November 17, 2024
China-made tram eyed to take hikers up Mount Fuji, source says
November 17, 2024
Rock in Japan Festival moved to September due to extreme heat
November 17, 2024
Nihon Hidankyo starts funding drive to attend Nobel ceremony
November 16, 2024
Last settlement in forced sterilization lawsuit reached
November 15, 2024
Man details emotional trauma after losing wife, child
November 15, 2024