The Japanese government is set to introduce new standards on evaluating the durability of wooden buildings with the aim of ...

Crowds protesting in front of the Finance Ministry have grown in size in recent months, as has the range of their complaints.

An 86-year-old man who had continued to seek a retrial over his conviction in a high-profile murder case in this eastern ...

On February 27, Masamichi Hidaka, a 30-year-old clinical radiologist at Koshigaya Municipal Hospital, allegedly took tosatsu ...

Tatsuya Shindo was once a member of the yakuza, a Japanese organized crime gang. His arm-length tattoos are a sure sign of ...

Fly-half Sam Greene was the toast of Shizuoka after his second half try helped the Blue Revs to a stunning 22-17 ...

SAITAMA (TR) – There have been a series of bag-snatching incidents across the prefecture. Police recorded 12 thefts over a ...

Police in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 58-year-old unemployed ... He was arrested on Friday night near JR Koiwa Station in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo. Police said Sekino has remained ...

DLsite has released the Under Ichigo idol group concert rhythm game, which also has customization features, for free on PC via Steam.

It recalls the old Musashi Province, which covered a large area including Tokyo, Saitama and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, according to the Skytree website. The name is also a reminder of the samurai ...