Seven men have been arrested for allegedly forcing women into prostitution, mainly catering to foreigners visiting Japan as ...

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s ...

But this isn’t a nursing home – it’s Japan’s largest women’s prison ... an officer at Tochigi Women’s Prison located north of Tokyo, during an extremely rare visit granted to CNN in September. Within ...

Tokyo police on Tuesday arrested the operator of a brothel targeting foreign visitors, marking the first nationwide crackdown ...

Chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday that a visit by a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of ...

In interviews with The Independent in Tokyo, government officials and industry leaders admitted there are concerns that current trends are not sustainable. The Japan Tourism Agency, the government ...

We recommend visiting during spring ... time for skiing and hot springs. Two women walk within the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan. (photo via G Adventures) (Photo Credit: (photo via G ...

TOKYO -- Tokyo's Minato Ward will provide an additional subsidy of up to 100,000 yen (about $643) to women utilizing the ... Figures from Japan's Vital Statistics in 2023 indicate that the average ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel ... Japan will also suspend a visit to Japan by committee members planned ...