Law & Crime

Man Who Led Toyoko Kids Org Charged with Rape of Minor

The case raises questions about the nature of groups that are supposedly intended to help runaways in Kabukicho and elsewhere.

Score one for everyone's favorite otter fairy. Reports say Chiitan has won a defamation suit against a city in Kochi Prefecture.

Politician Shiiki Tamotsu admitted in court that he sexually assaulted a child. So why did he get off so easy?

It's one of Osaka's most famous sites. It's also become an increasingly dangerous spot for young girls with nowhere else to go.

Abandoned houses continue to rise in Japan - and thieves are taking advantage of it by finding them and stripping them clean.

Police now say that the bomber, who evaded capture for 49 years, confessed to his involvement in a bombing targeting a construction company.

A thief got more than he bargained for when he sped off with a bag containing a pair of AirPods that had location tracking turned on.

He met them on a dating app. He maintains he didn't want money, though - only to teach the men a lesson.

The 59-year-old doctor from Yokozuka denies telling a soldier he'd kill him if he didn't stop hacking up a lung.