Japan’s decision to end it contribution to the U.N.’s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both ...

A Japanese high court has ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a latest ...

On Tuesday, members of Los Angeles’ Japanese-American community spoke out against President Donald Trump’s use of an obscure ...

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is a widely condemned detainment law designed to be used in the throes of war. Under Trump, it ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in ...

A Japanese man, Masatoshi Nakanishi, was sentenced to seven years in prison by a Belarusian court on charges of espionage for ...

The bill will move on to parliament next, where it will be debated. If approved, the law will require scrap metal dealers to ...

Emboldened by a law allowing wider weapons use, the Chinese Coast Guard has repeatedly and more brazenly tested Japan’s resolve to avoid escalating tensions around the Senkaku Islands in the ...

FILE - A supporter for the LGBTQ+ community holds up a poster reading "Legalize the same-sex marriage" as plaintiffs speak in front of media members by the main entrance of the Tokyo district ...

More than 30 plaintiffs have joined the lawsuits on marriage equality filed in five regions across Japan since 2019. They argue that civil law provisions barring same-sex marriage violate the ...