TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese police chief on Monday apologized in person to Iwao Hakamada for his decades-long suffering that started from an overbearing investigation and wrongful conviction that had kept ...

A police sergeant in Japan has been referred to prosecutors after faking a bomb threat at a restaurant to avoid his own ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country's war dead, in an apparent protest against the ...

Japanese and Nigerian police have jointly dismantled a criminal ring involved in social media investment and romance scams ...

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 chain ...

TOKYO — A civil lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling opened Monday with emotional testimony from plaintiffs who said they were constantly stopped and questioned without good reason.

A group of Japanese citizens have filed a civil lawsuit against Japan's police, alleging racial profiling and discrimination. The case, to be heard in Tokyo District Court, comes as Japan has seen an ...

Japanese police arrested a suspect after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing incident involving a 12-hour standoff with police. The suspect had holed up in his father’s house after ...