An anti-Olympic protester was nabbed by Ibaraki Prefectural Police on Sunday following futile attempts to extinguish the Olympic torch during the procession around Senba Park.

The Osaka High Court in Japan upheld on Tuesday last week the death sentence for a 74-year-old woman after she deliberately poisoned and killed her former lovers, including her recent husband, to become the key benefactor of their fortunes.

A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to set off a bomb in a botched bank robbery on Monday, all because he was behind on his rent.

A predatory 46-year-old Osaka has been accused of posing as a talent scout to solicit sex from an aspiring teen idol.

Two corpses were discovered inside a sealed refrigerator in a house in Fukuoka City, Japan. Meanwhile, three family members were found dead in the mountains of Hakodate City also in Japan.

A suspected serial shoe thief has confessed to stealing women's shoes for several years to fulfill his sexual desire following his arrest earlier this month in Japan.

Japanese emergency services retrieved a realistic sex doll from the local waters following reports of a woman's floating corpse at Hachinohe Bay on Friday, logging an operation that's one for the books. 

Niigata Prefectural police have arrested Yu Inuma after supplying a high boy with health supplements in exchange for sex. The suspect, however, denied the allegations, claiming he didn't know the victim was below 18 years of age.

A 36-year-old Tokyo woman has been arrested on Tuesday after attempting to rob a bank with a toy knife.

A male senior executive for the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) was rammed and killed by a speeding train after approaching the carrier head-on in an apparent suicide at a railway station in Shinagawa Ward on Monday.

An alleged sex worker succumbed to her injuries after getting brutally stabbed 70 times at a love hotel in Japan on Tuesday, June 1.

A 24-year-old woman has been arrested for reportedly leaving the corpse of her newborn boy in a plastic bag at her residence in Kagoshima City.

A son has been seized by law enforcement on Thursday after the decomposing bodies of his mother and father were located in their residence in Japan. Meanwhile, a 911 call released on Thursday has revealed harrowing details of a dismembered body located on Monday in North Carolina.

A mother has been charged with corpse abandonment after calling a local 119 dispatcher on Monday morning and complaining about the unpleasant smell of the corpse of her son.

A junior high school boy reportedly hooked onto skeletal remains while fishing at a pond in Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture.

A woman in Japan has been arrested for the murder of her elderly millionaire husband back in 2018.

He found a rather unconventional way to receive gifts worth 100,000 yen and lied about his birthday to each woman.

A woman auctioned off her husband’s prized Yu-Gi-Oh cards as an act of revenge for cheating on her.

US and Philippines begin military exercises as a Chinese aircraft carrier and other vessels are seen gathering in the South China Sea.

A man from India situated in Singapore tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. India is also now the second-most infected country with 168,912 cases.

A Japanese mother, identified as Yuki Saito, 27, allegedly threw a hard punch at her son that caused him to fall and hit his head which led to the boy’s death. 

"Black Clover" is set to wrap up in March although a big announcement has added some suspense to anime fans. Some are speculation a movie or something related to that hinting at possibly more manga coming after episode 170.

The mystery behind a potential second season of Goblin Slayer has been finally put to rest. This was confirmed recently with a visual teaser to set the tone.

"Dr. Stone" season 2 will debut on Jan. 14 with three new characters being introduced in "Stone Wars." Nikki, Ukyo and Yo could end up aligning with Tsukasa as he starts his battle with Senku.

"The Sims 4" players can check out some magnificently built Japanese-inspired structures if they have the simoleons to spare while waiting for the "Snowy Escape" expansion.

Electronic Arts is set to release its 10th expansion pack for "The Sims 4" called "Snowy Escape" on Nov. 13.

Just like Japan, the U.S. had also criticized China after it rejected its territorial claims in the South China Sea

Health minister Katsunobu Kato recently announced that the Japanese government will seek the approval of the drug once its efficacy is established, for which it has set aside 13.9 billion yen in a bid to triple the stockpile of the drug.

The WHO (World Health Organization) has reported that 80 % of the total COVID-19 cases have emerged in Europe and the Western Pacific region.

North Korea fired two projectiles that landed on the waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.