Japan has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16 as part of an overhaul of sex crime legislation after a string of controversial rape acquittals. The Japanese Justice Ministry’s proposal ...

TOKYO – Thirteen crew members were rescued on Wednesday from a cargo ship that sank off southwestern Japan during fierce winter winds, with planes and ships, including private vessels, searching for ...

The World Baseball Classic continued on Friday morning, as Shohei Ohtani and Japan handled the Republic of Korea. Korea took a 3-0 lead in the third inning, but it was all Japan thereafter, as the ...

The U.S. State Department has warned Americans traveling to Japan to watch their surroundings after more than a dozen people have been killed by bears in the country so far in 2025. Japanese ...

Japan reformed its sex crimes laws on Friday, clarifying rape prosecution requirements. The definition of rape was changed from "forcible" sex to "non-consensual sexual intercourse." The legal age of ...