A Japanese court has triggered a furious public outcry by giving a former politician a suspended prison term for raping a 12-year-old girl, a decision observers have said reflects the country’s ...

Starring Kim Minha from Apple TV+’s hit series Pachinko, A Girl With Closed Eyes has been acquired by Red Castle Group (Commonwealth of Independent States), The Klockworx Co., Ltd. (Japan ...

There’s no better holiday for receiving (or procuring your own) amazing pieces of jewelry than Valentine’s Day! But that doesn’t mean they have to be cheesy — frilly, red, or hot pink ...

Young women who were groped en route to last weekend’s university entrance exams in Japan will be allowed to sit an alternative test this weekend, authorities have announced – an unprecedented ...

In late December Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi visited China, where he took part in a series of meetings with his counterpart Wang Yi and other Chinese officials. The trip gave the ...

A former Japanese lawmaker was on Feb 3 given a three-year suspended jail term for raping a 12-year-old girl in 2024, sparking fury among some quarters in the country over the leniency of the ...

KYOTO—Excitement filled the air at Imakumanokannonji temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward when four “maiko” (apprentice geisha ... Headquarters of the All-Japan Association of Photographic ...

A night out that ends with a slap to the face might be a sign to call it quits for most, but not in Japan, where one popular bar is turning it into its main attraction. At Muscle Girls Bar ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

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Her earrings weren’t the only standout jewelry moment of the evening—there was also Lady Gaga’s necklace, a never-before-seen piece from the Tiffany & Co. archives; Charlotte Lawrence and ...

The indictment had claimed that Kaetsu caused the girl's death in April 2017 by hitting the back of her head more than once against something hard at the nursery school in the Kanagawa city of ...