In response to a surge in the reckless operation of electric kick scooters, the police have begun efforts to provide Tokyo-based Luup, Inc., the largest e-scooter sharing service, with information on ...

Crime is low but anxiety is rising, fueled by demographics, social media and perception gaps shaping how safety is felt.

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Cyclist Michael Rice rides 370km across Wakayama, from persimmon orchards and Koyasan’s temples to Ryujin’s artists, Minabe’s ...

The recent film Rental Family, starring Brendan Fraser and directed by Hikari, has put a spotlight on a social phenomenon in ...

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Kim Ung-Yong became famous in the 1960s as a child prodigy, but the truth about his later life is more difficult to verify.

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A Bay Area mental health advocate speaks out on the traumas of parents who struggle to get treatment for troubled adult ...