Teruko Nakazawa once intervened in a knife fight between an ex-offender and their mother -- all in a day's unpaid work for ...

Japan is experiencing a surge in elderly female prisoners, with the number of prisoners aged 65 or older nearly quadrupling from 2003 to 2022. This rise comes as elderly women seek companionship and ...

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, now under arrest for his failed declaration of martial law, is set to refuse ...

A new U.N. standard inspired by Japan's volunteer probation officer system is being developed, government sources said Sunday ...

The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, ...

The family of a death row inmate who was executed while he was preparing to request a retrial has filed a civil lawsuit ...

South Korea’s impeached president arrived at a Seoul court for a hearing on Saturday to oppose a formal arrest over last ...

Taipei and Tokyo have set 124° east longitude within the inverted triangle zone north of the Yaeyama Islands as a demarcation ...

Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis celebrate after hearing the news of a ceasefire deal with Israel on Wednesday. ABED RAHIM KHATIB/GETTY IMAGES . The internati ...

(i) The High Courts and the State Governments / UTs shall ensure the construction and availability of separate toilet ...

Asian nations welcomed a cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, expressing relief while also ...