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Mysterious SDF Helicopter Crash Kills Japanese General

A crash killed a high-ranking general and members of his staff off an Okinawa island in an incident with more questions than answers.

A new survey by a leading LGBTQ rights group in Japan finds many in the community struggling for acceptance and support in the workplace.

Four former idols have triumphed against their management, whom a court found terrorized the group and hounded them to lose weight.

Looking to pack on muscle while in Japan? Why the country's largest combini chain may just be your best nutritional ally.

Police in Japan are cracking down on the country's organized crime orgs. But the criminals aren't quitting - they're going underground.

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