Japan is a country of more than 127 million people, but it rarely sees more than 10 gun deaths a year. Culture is one reason for the low rate, but gun control is a major one, too. Gun control ...

Gun ownership in Japan is relatively new, as well. In 1958, after World War II, the country passed a law stating “no person shall possess a firearm or firearms or a sword or swords.” ...

Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world. In 2014 there were just six gun deaths, compared to 33,599 in the US. What is the secret?

The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shocked Japan, a country with one of the world’s lowest rates of gun crime due to its strict laws on gun ownership.

Japan was the first nation in the world to impose gun laws, according to Overton. He traces those back to a 1588 measure banning civilians from owning swords and firearms.

So Japan has very few guns, no mass murders with guns in more than 70 years and very few mass murders of any sort. Japan’s near-prohibition on firearms reflects the pervasive ethos that the ...

After the assassination of Shinzo Abe, some online claimed Japan has banned guns in the country. That’s false, but they are strictly regulated.

Japan’s strict approach to gun control traces to the 16th century, when military leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi sought to unify the country under his rule after a period of war and chaos, said Nick ...

Japan is a country of more than 127 million people, but it rarely sees more than 10 gun deaths a year. Culture is one reason for the low rate, but gun control is a major one, too.

The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shocked Japan, a country with one of the world’s lowest rates of gun crime due to its strict laws on gun ownership.