The initial ruling in the case set damages at about ¥1 million, but a ruling Wednesday by an appellate court of the Tokyo High Court raised the amount to about ¥39 million.

The court found that unreasonable force used by police led to Arjun Bahadur Singh’s death in 2017 while in custody.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government was ordered on Nov. 19 to pay approximately 39 million yen (about $248,000) to the bereaved ...

With a remarkably extensive season featuring a slew of major guests, and the cream of Japanese classical music talent, the ...

The new system upgrades the city's old flextime model, which previously allowed workers to take one weekday off every four ...

The Tokyo High Court on Nov. 19 awarded 39 million yen ($247,000) in damages to the family of a Nepalese man who died in ...

Three men accused of burning an acquaintance with an ignited spray, hitting him, stealing his TV then leaving him outside ...

As Tokyo hosts the Deaflympics, organizers hope to further gains made in the realm of greater inclusivity throughout Japan.

A high court has ordered the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to pay the equivalent of 250,000 dollars in damages to the family of a Nepalese man who died after being physically restrained in police ...

A man who stabbed a woman in central Tokyo's Akasaka district on Sunday, seriously injuring her, remains at large as police ...

Recent controversy over development around Seoul’s Jongmyo Shrine has frequently cited the urban renewal model around Tokyo ...

At the men’s volleyball match between Japan and Italy held in Tokyo on Sunday, about 100 spectators wore “support gloves” in ...