Northern Japan faces a record surge in Asian black bear attacks, with Akita Prefecture hardest hit. Depopulation and neglected rural zones are pushing wildlife into neighborhoods, forcing emergency ...

Police in Tokyo have arrested 13 Japanese nationals following their transfer from Cambodia to Japan. They had been detained ...

Police believe the boy was in the washing machine for around 20 minutes. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Police across Japan received more than 10 million calls to the 110 emergency number between January and November 2025, the ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday (Jan 14) for allegedly leaving his two-year-old son inside a washing machine, ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after his 2-year-old son died by suffocation after falling into a washing machine ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested under an 1889 law after police said a prearranged fight in Kabukicho left the other man dead ...

Crime is low but anxiety is rising, fueled by demographics, social media and perception gaps shaping how safety is felt.

A police officer in Saitama Prefecture has been arrested on suspicion of the theft of anime trading cards kept at a police ...

Bears continue to be spotted near people in Japan after the turn of the year, even though they are usually in hibernation at this time of the winter season. A slew of sightings, mainly in the Tohoku ...

President Lee Jaemyung, who is visiting Nara Prefecture in Japan to continue shuttle diplomacy between South Korea and Japan, ...

Tochigi police have questioned students related to the incident while the prefectural board of education have pledged to ...