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Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs confirms it's looking to stem the growing tide of online casino use by throwing up a firewall.
Itō Shiori's award-winning documentary BLACK BOX DIARIES still can't be screened in Japan. Is that truly in the interests of justice?
Abandoned houses continue to rise in Japan - and thieves are taking advantage of it by finding them and stripping them clean.
For the first time, a court in Japan rules that hosts taking kickbacks from routing indebted customers to sex shops breaks the law.
Online gambling is illegal in Japan. That hasn't stopped people from getting hooked on it - and some are turning to crime as a result.
Sudo Saki stood accused of murdering her husband - a notorious playboy who went by the flamboyant nickname "the Don Juan of Kishu." This week, Sudo became one of the 0.1% of criminal defendants in Japan who win their cases. Here's how the prosecution's flimsy case fell flat.
Who was Japan's first female doctor of Western medicine? Both Ogino Ginko - Japan's first licensed female doctor - and Kusumoto Ine - its first practicing female doctor - can validly lay claim to that title.
Japanese lingerie company Wacoal is experiencing significant backlash after unveiling a new transgender-friendly changing room policy. As a result, the company appears to be waffling on its support.
Tamura Runa beheaded a man in a hotel in Sapporo - and her parents are now standing trial along with her. What happened?
