A “scouting” group gained about 7 billion yen ($44 million) for introducing women to around 350 sex businesses around Japan ...

The latest suspected sex crime committed by a U.S. serviceman in Okinawa Prefecture has somewhat united opposing local ...

To combat disinformation and discriminatory biases associated with artificial intelligence, government officials are ...

More than 50 percent of women in Tokyo have fallen victim to “chikan” groping while riding on or waiting for trains, usually ...

Heavy snowfall blanketed areas from northern to western Japan mainly on the Sea of Japan side on Jan. 10, disrupting train ...

SEOUL/SEATTLE--Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea’s history, budget airline Jeju Air was moving fast: ...

Taiwan on Thursday demonstrated its sea defenses against a potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a ...

Even politicians who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize are not always universally praised in their home countries.

Technology that preserves the freshness of fruit and vegetables in the blink of an eye is no longer in the realm of ...

OSLO—The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony gave both Norwegian and Japanese citizens an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for precautions as snow is expected to continue falling through Jan. 10 from ...

Glance around the grounds and listen to discover that not only devout followers and tourists congregate at shrines and ...