Julian Ryall

Manami Enomoto had a plan. On December 9, inside her home in Nishio, a small city in Japan’s Aichi prefecture, the 38-year-old mother carefully sealed the windows and doors with duct tape. Next to her, a stack of charcoal briquettes […]

People in Japan are expressing their anger after a United Nations panel urged the country to stop imposing the death penalty for the most serious crimes, with many saying the UN should stop interfering in their domestic affairs. The report,

Japan’s exporters face mounting uncertainty as they brace for potential new US tariffs under Donald Trump’s second term, with many working on tactics to limit the impact of the president-elect’s “America first” policy. Individual companies are playing their cards close

Foreign media coverage has sparked an urgency in Japan to look into the problem of young women ensnared in Tokyo’s prostitution and the city’s growing reputation as a sex tourism destination, with observers noting the long-overdue spotlight on such issues

Australia’s decision to ban children under the age of 16 from accessing social media has triggered a debate in Japan about the need for similar legislation to protect its young people. The law was approved by the Australian senate on

A decision by Japanese authorities to prosecute a 17-year-old girl whose suicide resulted in another woman’s death has ignited controversy and debate over the reasons to target the deceased in the case. Critics have condemned the move as pointless and

A Japanese prefecture has apologised after a company that used artificial intelligence to generate content for its tourism website created listings for tourist destinations that do not exist and highlighted local culinary delights that no one has heard of. The

Japan’s Foreign Ministry is steering clear of a potentially damaging dispute with the incoming US administration over social media comments made by Tulsi Gabbard, US president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, suggesting that Japan is a military

In the golden years of Japan’s economic boom, its men would venture to foreign shores, seeking the thrill of illicit encounters offered by women from poorer nations. But today, the tables have turned, with foreign men now flocking to Tokyo

The leader of a Japanese conservative party has apologised for saying the solution to the nation’s population crisis would be to ban women from getting married after the age of 25 and have their uteruses removed at 30. Naoki Hyakuta,