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Yume Ono recently opened up to Nikkan Spa! about her turbulent journey from seeking a male identity to finding peace in the ...

Russian authorities have detained a Japanese reporter working for the Hokkaido Shimbun on suspicion of espionage ...

KAGAWA (TR) – Kagawa Prefectural Police have re-arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly trespassing onto residential ...

Tokyo police are hunting for two men who fled after a stolen vehicle they were traveling in crashed onto a sidewalk during a ...

Around 90 "ninjas" gathered in Koka City on Monday to battle for the title of Japan's top shadow warrior at the 43rd All ...

Hyogo Prefectural Police have arrested a 49-year-old fisherman after he allegedly groped a woman inside a local amusement ...

Police in Toyokawa City have arrested a 39-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of assault after his mother was found dead ...

Police have arrested a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi and four others for allegedly kidnapping a woman and attempting to force ...

Shizuoka Prefectural Police have re-arrested a 56-year-old former accounting chief on suspicion of embezzling approximately ...

Police in Yonago City have arrested a 44-year-old man for allegedly vandalizing a love hotel room and making off with two ...

Tokyo police have arrested five Malaysian nationals for allegedly smuggling large quantities of cocaine into Japan by hiding ...