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Many Japanese Schools Ban Sunscreen. That Might Be Illegal

Japanese parents are complaining online as schools continue to prevent students from using sunscreen, despite hotter-than-hell temps.

For the first time, Japan's Supreme Court has ruled on workplace rights for sexual minorities, siding with a transgender plaintiff.

Police arrested an Osaka man on suspicion of making online threats. And then arrested him again. Turns out they had the wrong guy all along.

Two grieving parents finally got justice after their daughter died in a childcare facility in Japan. But why did it take so long?

A Narita city legislator accused of sexual assault is now facing another charge - for attempting to coerce the victim into silence.

How a disabled man in Japan used what might have been a negative encounter with subway priority seats as a teaching moment.