Law & Crime

Blatant Ginza Robbery Sheds Spotlight on Japan’s “Dark Gig Economy”

A recent robbery in Tokyo's Ginza district has gripped Japan - and raised alarm bells about a disturbing new crime trend.

Refugees and their advocates say a revision to Japan's immigration law risks repeating recent high-profile tragedies.

Police cracked down on yet another men's con cafe for serving a minor in what authorities say is an increasingly common problem.

Japan's government took steps this week to make it easier for school-age women to report groping assaults.

Mobile billboards, many advertising nightlife businesses, loudly circle the streets of Tokyo. Now the government is cracking down.

A former JET Program participant who suffered sexual assault has won a civil lawsuit against Nagasaki Prefecture.

A shocking case of stalking and murder in Fukuoka Prefecture raises questions about whether Japan's stalking laws need more teeth.

Why some license plates in Japan are named after a delicious food (and no, it doesn't mean your car's been boiled in oil).

A rare criminal incident has marred Coming of Age Day for at least seven victims whose expensive clothes were ruined by an unknown assailant.