KOBE--Records pertaining to a notorious 14-year-old serial killer in Kobe in 1997 were discarded ... much attention across the nation. The child murders in Kobe had a major impact on society ...

Brushing aside mounting criticism, a Tokyo publisher has defended its decision to release a controversial autobiography penned by a former teenage serial killer ... author in Kobe in 1997 ...

More than a month after its publication, public outrage over "Zekka," a controversial memoir published by a serial killer who targeted ... as a troubled teenager in Kobe in 1997, has left many ...