Japan Hangs Man Convicted in Serial Killings of Nine People Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo.

Explore why Tokyo is the world’s largest urban area, home to an astonishing 38 million people, in this insightful video. Tokyo’s growth into a mega-city is the result of decades of rapid ...

Since 2023, the Tokyo chapter of Food Not Bombs has been supplying vegetarian meals and everyday goods to homeless people ...

Tokyo is the largest city in the world, with around 37 million people living across its metro area. It stretches over 13,500 ...

In Japan and South Korea there is deepening concern over the reliability of long-time American security guarantees – whether ...

Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017.

A cultural exchange programme linking four Japanese cities with African nations was meant to foster goodwill but instead ...

There will be plenty of dancing, performances and live music, along with food and game stalls, some of which are set up by ...