Japan's National Police Agency says that a nationwide crackdown targeting online child sexual exploitation was conducted in February and March, leading to the arrest of 111 people aged 14 to 68. The ...

The Kyodo News agency, NHK television and other outlets say police in the Aichi prefecture, a region in central Japan, took several men aged in their 30s, 40s and 50s into custody. They are ...

TOKYO – Japan’s National Police Agency said on April 4 a nationwide crackdown targeting online child sexual exploitation was conducted in February and March, leading to the arrest of 111 ...

TOKYO (Bernama-Kyodo): Japan's National Police Agency said on Friday that a nationwide crackdown targeting online child sexual exploitation was conducted in February and March, leading to the ...

The National Police Agency (NPA) said Friday that it will abolish skirts in uniforms worn by community police officers at police boxes and other locations. The move, to take place in April ...

TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency is considering limits on ... set out the need to cap ATM transactions by the elderly to fight what's called "special" fraud, often carried out over phone ...

This photo taken at a police station in Kobe on April 2, 2025, shows a handgun and three bullets allegedly brought into Japan by an American national. (Kyodo) KOBE (Kyodo) -- An American man was ...

TOKYO - Membership of Japan’s yakuza criminal underworld hit a new low of 18,800 in 2024 after years of decline, falling below the 20,000 mark for the first time, police data showed on April 3.

With more Japanese elderly falling victim to scams, the police are considering limiting the amount of money that this vulnerable group can withdraw or transfer from automatic teller machines (ATMs).