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Police arrested the president of anime studio Gainax Co on Thursday for allegedly taking nude images of a teenage girl and touching her on the pretext that he was training her for photo shoots as an …
Even when it comes to getting around town, trains, buses and taxis pride themselves on delivering top-notch customer service to passengers, but it’s not always easy when said passengers can be r…
On Oct 10, in Kobe, Maruyama allegedly shot to death two members of the Yamaken-gumi, Kodo-kai’s rival sub-group within the Yamaguchi-gumi. Think of old age from a gangster’s…
Lawyers for parents separated from their children in Japan said on Monday they would appeal a court decision that the government was not responsible for enforcing visitation rights. Parental ali…
The Japanese labor law limits working hours of regular employees but the restrictions do not apply to workers in supervisory positions. The worker was on loan to another Mitsubishi Electric unit…
Public broadcaster NHK has selected Haruna Kawaguchi, 24, to play the role of 16th-century warlord Oda Nobunaga’s wife, Kicho, or Nohime, as a replacement for Erika Sawajiri, in NHK's histo…
A teacher at a prestigious Tokyo junior high school kicked a student as corporal punishment in mid-September and left him with a broken rib, investigative and other sources with the knowledge of…
Nintendo's outlet is the game giant's first directly operated in Japan, and only its second worldwide following a similar New York shop. We picked this location, aiming to attract a wi…
This photo, taken on Nov 15, shows lighting being used on the turf of the new National Stadium in Tokyo, which will be the main stadium of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Construction work ha…
But one Japanese house builder is now willing to supply the family for you, at least on a temporary basis. In addition to being outfitted with fixtures and furniture, the house also includes a m…
