People in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, breathed a sigh of relief early Monday after police announced they'd arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of stabbing one of their officers and ...

As other cops on the beat here have done for nearly six decades, Shion Takeuchi casts a vigilant eye on Tokyo’s bustling Roppongi district out of a “koban” police box. While on the job, he ...

An American man was arrested in Kobe last month after he allegedly brought a handgun and ammunition into Japan in his luggage ...

A 29-year-old man showed up at a police box in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, on Thursday, and said he had committed a crime in Aichi Prefecture. According to police, Ryosuke Shimizu, a part-time employee ...

KUTCHAN, Hokkaido—Raised in a region of the world known for its hot temperatures, Hideki Yamanaka is now stationed at “koban” police box during the chilly winter months here mainly to help ...

With more Japanese elderly falling victim to scams, the police are considering limiting the amount of money that this vulnerable group can withdraw or transfer from automatic teller machines (ATMs).

Tokyo police have rearrested a man for allegedly sending a box cutter blade to a former Cabinet minister, expanding their investigation after initially arresting him for threatening another former ...