With the HBO adaptation of Tokyo Vice now popular the world over, journalist Jake Adelstein returns with a long-awaited sequel: Tokyo Noir.
Kirishima Satoshi, a member of a notorious ’70s terrorist group, may have finally been found after nearly 5 decades in hiding.
In 1952, a Japanese high schooler bravely revealed the political corruption underway in her home village. Her entire family was Ostracized.
Japanese politician Sugita Mio is no stranger to controversy. Now, a Sapporo legal bureau says she’s slandered the Ainu people – but she says otherwise.
Only a little over a year has gone by since the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. Now, the Japanese government looks to deal a major blow to the Unification Church – the object of his assassin’s ire.
In 1989, Uno Sōsuke burst onto the scene as the new prime minister of Japan. Only 69 days later, he’d resign – and all because of a geisha named Nakanishi Mitsuko.
Ikeda Daisaku, one of the most powerful political fixers and religious leaders in Japan, hasn’t been seen in public since 2010. Where is he?
Wakayama City: At 11:30 AM today, April 15th, a planned speech by Prime Minister Kishida at Saikazaki Fishing Harbor was suddenly interrupted by the sound
LDP politician Sugita Mio finally apologized for years worth of discriminatory statements towards LGBTQ+ people and minorities. But why now?
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