Citing the case of Iwao Hakamata, an 88-year-old man who spent nearly half a century on death row before being acquitted in a ...

The panel, established in February at the initiative of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, also said abolishing the ...

A private-sector panel highlighted various problems with Japan’s capital punishment system, including the possibility of ...

ANKARA – Japan on Thursday ruled out ending the death penalty, spurning local and international pressures, including calls by ...

Despite a proposal by legal experts, the Japanese government has ruled out setting up a commission to review capital ...

Despite the urging of a private-sector panel, the government will not establish a commission to examine the death penalty, ...

A 2024 white paper on measures to prevent death by overwork in Japan found that 883 people were recognized as suffering from related mental health disorders, up 173 from the previous year.

In our news wrap Friday, all eyes on President Joe Biden as world leaders gather at the APEC Summit in Peru for one of his ...

The events of World War II impacted countless millions, but learning the truth about them can depend on a handful of people ...

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has ...

England's 29-20 defeat to South Africa was down to losing collisions, several errors and, fundamentally, not being as good as ...

Andy Farrell’s side roared into a 22-9 half-time lead but Argentina came back and set up a chance of a first win in Dublin ...