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Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo. It was Japan’s first execution in years.

Japan executes 'Twitter killer' who murdered and dismembered nine people Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims.

No fentanyl had been seized at Japan's borders in the six years through 2024, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday, after a media report alleged a Chinese group in Japan smuggled ...

A bear roaming the runway forced a Japanese airport to cancel flights on Thursday and declare itself off-limits to passengers for the day. The black bear appeared at northern Japan's Yamagata ...

Japan said China is building a 20th structure in a disputed, energy-rich area and called for a return to negotiations.

Sao Paulo – A Japanese climber has died on Huascaran, the highest peak of Peru, a group to which she belongs said Thursday. Chiaki Inada, a 40-year-old doctor, became unable to move due to poor ...

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022. He had targeted ...

In June last year, Japan’s government protested to the American embassy over at least two sexual assault cases involving US servicemembers on Okinawa. One, it later turned out, was the case ...

Japan executes by hanging ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered 9 Takahiro Shiraishi was hanged for the murders of eight women and one man whose body parts he concealed in his small apartment.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years. Takahiro ...

Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said the country can’t accept the U.S.’ 25% tariffs on cars, adding that the Asian nation’s automakers produce far more cars in the U.S. than ...