Statements from a war crimes investigator confirm there was a cover-up.

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.

Japan has executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer,” who was convicted of murdering and dismembering nine people, mostly women, in the country’s first use of capital punishment in nearly ...

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.

Why Japan is so in love with Aussie coffee (and vice versa) Australian coffee brands have become the go-to for many of Tokyo’s coolest cafes. Meanwhile, more than two-dozen Japanese roasters are ...

Japan has condemned US President Donald Trump for comparing recent US strikes on Iran to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II.

A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan's Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter ...

LARGO, Fla. — A tornado that landed in Largo Wednesday night caused significant damage. Caught in the middle of the storm was a 76-year-old woman whose house was impacted by the storm as it was ...

Police have arrested two primary school teachers in Japan for taking and sharing indecent images of young girls in a chat group with fellow teachers. The two men, a 42-year-old teaching at a ...

More than a century after colonisation, the Ainu language almost vanished. Now machines are listening to hours of old recordings and learning to give it a new voice.

Energy-efficient bioethanol production from plant biomass is in high demand, and one of the most promising procedures reported to date is one-pot ethanol production, that is, the production of ethanol ...