Soaring property costs, foreign investment and scarce supply are reshaping who can afford to live in central Tokyo.

The suspect, whose occupation is unknown, told police, 'I'm tired of my current life. I thought I'd kill anyone.' ...

A woman in her 70s was fatally stabbed at an apartment on Tuesday in the suburbs of Tokyo, police said, with a man arrested near the ...

Such units can often make up as much as 70% or more of the 23W area’s rental listings. “Unlike major Western global cities such as New York and London, house or apartment sharing does not form a ...

The ribbon cutting and grand opening of Umeya Apartments was a big day for Little Tokyo — and especially for Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), which has spearheaded the affordable ...

A woman in her 70s was fatally stabbed at an apartment on Tuesday in the suburbs of Tokyo, police said, with a man arrested near the scene soon afterward. The suspect, Kota Kuwano, a 40-year-old ...

A nearly 60-year-old house in Tokyo's Suginami Ward collapsed after its retaining wall gave way, confirming years of concern from local residents about its safety.

A Japanese man who earns 30 million yen (approximately 290 million won) annually from rental income and investments has drawn attention for continuing his cleaning job to maintain "health and vitality ...

In the pre-internet era, shifting a suitcase (and possibly a typewriter) to another part of the world tended to be the result of a stiff relocation missive to work in the Frankfurt or Tokyo branch.

The parents of a man arrested for allegedly killing an elderly woman in Machida, Tokyo, have expressed wishes for their son to atone for his crime. "We are sorry that our son took the life of an ...

TOKYO (AP) — A top Finance Ministry official hanged himself Thursday, becoming the fourth high-ranking Japanese bureaucrat to commit suicide in a widening scandal over corruption in high places.

Japan Rise of Xenophobia FILE - Demonstrators take part in a 'protest rave' against racism and nationalist party Sanseito ahead of the upper house election in the ...