Nakano Ward and Setagaya Ward in Tokyo will allow same-sex couples to be officially listed as “unregistered husbands” or “unregistered wives,” on their residence registries—just like ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward plans to extend its ban on drinking on the streets to cover the entire year, while Shinjuku Ward is taking its first measures to deal with crowds of Halloween revelers.

On Sunday night, Yoshihide Tanaka, the 44-year-old secretary-general of Nippon Kakekomidera (Japan Refuge), is alleged to ...

Some residents, wary of scam artists pretending to be police officers, refuse to engage at all when one visits their home.

TOKYO -- The capital's Shinagawa Ward has decided on a policy to begin offering morning child care services at three elementary schools during the first semester of the 2025 school year ...

The 20-year-old victim of a May 7 knife attack at a Tokyo Metro station was slashed multiple times, investigative sources ...