The alleged assassin who shot dead Shinzo Abe on Friday believed the former Japanese prime minister was involved in a “specific organization” — and that his grudge wasn’t political, police ...

Japanese police said Thursday they will introduce artificial intelligence technology to identify social media posts in which people are recruited to commit crimes like robbery and fraud. Starting ...

Japan police chief to resign over Shinzo Abe shooting, citing 'fresh start' ... "To mark our fresh start with a new security plan, it is only natural for us to build a new organization." ...

Japanese police have arrested two men who posted a video on social media showing one eating pickled ginger with his chopsticks directly from a communal container at a famous beef bowl restaurant ...

TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) will raise the maximum reward for an anonymous crime report from 100,000 yen (about $680) to 1 million y ...

Prosecutors, not police, decide formal charges under Japan’s criminal justice system. Marine Cpl. Christian Alvareztoc, 24, of Camp Courtney, ... Japan, for the news organization.

Officials say an 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base, killing two of them. Trainee is accused of shooting 3 soldiers on Japanese army base ...

The oldest man, 77, was a “member of an organization affiliated with the Sumiyoshi-kai organized crime syndicate,” one of Japan’s biggest yakuza groups, the statement added.

Police are now trying to uncover all aspects of this organization. The arrested suspects are Vu Van Khang, 26, who lives in Sakado, Saitama Prefecture, and Nguyen Huu Tu, 29, who lives in Osaka ...