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.

TOKYO: Six men have been arrested on suspicion of providing rooms for prostitution targeting foreign tourists, in violation ...

Seven men have been arrested for allegedly running illegal sex businesses disguised as "men's esthetic salons" in Tokyo's ...

Oh yes, the first time I heard that term, it really... it took me a few minutes to get it ...

A lunch bar in Tokyo’s futuristic Shinjuku district serves as a beacon for elderly individuals living alone who ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has stopped disclosing the gender of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) members subject to ...

Kabukicho in Shinjuku Ward is known as one of Tokyo's leading entertainment districts, whose flashing neon lights are a beacon attracting both locals and foreign tourists. Young people are drawn ...

TOKYO -- Nineteen posters of the minor "NHK Party" were found torn on a Tokyo gubernatorial election campaign board in the capital's Shinjuku Ward on June 23, sparking a police probe. The ...

Three newborns infected with echovirus 11 (E11), which causes the common cold, died of acute liver failure and other ...

Like our own Fremont Street or “Glitter Gulch,” Tokyo has a little pocket once known as a red light district. Though ...

TOKYO (TR) – A 38-year-old Canadian company executive has been arrested for smuggling about 320 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside large industrial machinery last year, reports NHK (Jan. 31).