Mr Hakamata's case is remarkable. But it also shines a light on the systemic brutality underpinning Japan's justice system, where death row inmates are only notified of their hanging a few hours ...

Japan is set to register no executions in 2024 for the second consecutive year, possibly affected by the high-profile ...

A British man has been arrested in Thailand after allegedly stabbing a Japanese tourist to death after the pair brawled in the street. David Maensiri, 36, was said to be having a row with his ...

It’s often said that the safest place to sit in a plane is at the back — and the only survivors of the recent Azerbaijan ...

A look at national news events in October 2024 1 - Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday. It is ...

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya ...

A British man has been arrested for the murder of a Japanese tourist in Thailand, who reportedly stepped in while he was having a row with his girlfriend. David Maensiri, who is a dual national ...

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba mourned Sunday's death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a statement released Monday. "I was deeply saddened to hear ...

The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby areas in central Japan on New Year’s Day 2024 is expected to surpass 500, according to local media.

An Arizona death row prisoner asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution earlier ...