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Fifty years have passed since the late former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka was arrested in the Lockheed bribery ...

Japan's government has decided to consider promptly requiring high-risk stalkers to wear GPS tracking devices.

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Tokyo police have arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for allegedly selling psychotropic prescription drugs to an underage ...

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When the Social Democratic Party launched its new leadership team in late April, party leader Mizuho Fukushima sought to present an image of renewal for a party she has led for a combined 15 years. So ...

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