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A Japanese court has convicted three former servicemen in a sexual assault case that authorities had dropped until the victim, a former servicemember, came forward demanding an investigation, ... ( read original story ...)

He's from the US but went to school in Okinawa, Japan, for a few months each year. The Japanese curriculum is broader but more exam-oriented. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Zoological Park Society said on Dec. 11 that 31 Japanese squirrels, or “nihon-risu,” died within a week of being exposed to multiple pesticides at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino, western ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as an initial rise led by technology buying was swiftly erased, with caution prevailing ahead of ... ( read original story ...)

Prosecutors probing allegations of underreported income by five major factions of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are preparing ... ( read original story ...)

Victory for former self-defense forces member Rina Gonoi after long battle for justice that challenged taboos in a male-dominated society ... ( read original story ...)

A top Japanese minister at the centre of allegations of missing funds survived a no-confidence motion on Tuesday, with embattled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida saying he wanted his cabinet chief to stay ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese zoo has launched a probe after apparently massacring 31 of its 40 squirrels by mistake with treatments meant to kill parasites, officials said.One of the bushy-tailed rodents -- a common ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court is set to rule on Tuesday on a sexual assault case involving a former female soldier whose long battle for justice challenged taboos in a traditional, male-dominated society. ( read original story ...)

Dozens of the animals died after they were treated with anti-parasitic medicine ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is suspected of having concealed funds, NHK said, potentially derailing his battle to contain the fallout ... ( read original story ...)

A 50-year-old man was arrested for allegedly punching a police officer at the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Yokohama's Nak ... ( read original story ...)

Roughly 70 percent of respondents to an NHK survey have said they are not interested in the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. The six-month Expo will open on April 13, 2025 on Yumeshima island in Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday morning on buying of technology issues that tracked gains on Wall Street, but advances were limited ahead o ... ( read original story ...)

Thirty-one of 40 Japanese squirrels at Inokashira Park Zoo in the Tokyo suburban city of Musashino died after being treated with pesticides, ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday on a rally in technology shares, with sentiment lifted by a Wall Street rise overnight on receding recession fears. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)