Leniency for Tamotsu Shiiki reflects country’s prejudices against young victims of sexual violence, observers say.

The emirate secured third place, with its luxury real estate market experiencing a remarkable 16.9 per cent increase in 2024 ...

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 sentence ...

Japan is launching it's first-ever double-decker sleeper bus with seats that flatten out for passengers travelling between ...

The pair were fired by Japan Airlines after a flight from Melbourne to Tokyo was delayed for three hours. Read more at ...

Japan has experienced three major earthquakes in the past 100 years. In an era of frequent natural disasters, Japan’s unique ...

Asian equities rose with the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar Tuesday after Donald Trump said he would delay the imposition ...

Japan will unveil its first-ever double-decker sleeper bus on March 4, travelling between Tokyo and the southern city of ...

Japan has launched a sleeper bus with fully flat seats that could help concertgoers and tourists avoid having to pay for a hotel. Bus operator Kochi Ekimae Kanko has unveiled their new double-decker ...

TOKYO: A massive sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a truck and its driver a week ago, and has filled with sewage and debris, ...

Asian shares have climbed even as U.S. tariffs on China came into effect and China imposed retaliatory measures on the United ...

U.S. stock futures and the dollar fell on Tuesday, while Hong Kong shares slipped from two-month highs, as the U.S. and China went tit-for-tat on tariffs and raised the spectre of a broader, damaging ...