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Shizuoka – The Shizuoka District Court has awarded Iwao Hakamata, who was acquitted of a 1966 murder case in a retrial last year, some ¥217 million ($1.44 million) in compensation for being unjustly detained for over 47 years, his lawyers […]

Emma Raducanu said she had rediscovered her competitive spirit at the Miami Open this week after the Briton won four WTA main draw matches in succession for the first time since her U.S. Open triumph in 2021. Raducanu has struggled

The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered the Unification Church, heavily criticized for its coercive tactics in soliciting donations, to be stripped of its religious corporation status that exempts it from taxes. The legal procedure triggered by the assassination of

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – An Israeli airstrike killed a journalist working with Al Jazeera on Monday and the military issued fresh calls to evacuate parts of Gaza’s north, as Israel pressed its renewed bombardment and ground operations in the

Enhancing women’s participation in society will be an important theme of the 2025 Osaka Expo, which starts in mid-April. The Women’s Pavilion, to be jointly operated by French luxury brand Cartier and the Cabinet Office, will showcase female social advancement

Japan has protested and sought the partial removal of a statement made by China describing a discussion held between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, according to Japan’s top government spokesperson. Wang was in Japan over

Hoshoryu may have had a disappointing debut at sumo’s highest rank — withdrawing injured just after the halfway point — but given how events transpired in his absence in Osaka, it probably won’t be long before another wrestler has an

Brazil’s president starts a four-day state visit to Japan on Monday, accompanied by a 100-strong business delegation as U.S. tariffs push the countries to nurture trade ties elsewhere. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are also

Rieko Tamaki, 90, a resident of Naha, still remembers the final moments of her then 14-year-old brother’s life during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. “He died in agony, crying out, ‘Give me water.’ I couldn’t give him any. I still

Johan Leutwiler, 35, a Swiss man who last spring became the first non-Japanese katana kaji — a swordsmith who makes Japanese swords — has opened his own workshop studio in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture. Leutwiler, captivated by the