After Japanese journalist Shiori Itō became the victim of a sexual assault, she had every reason to remain quiet about the attack. Her alleged attacker, Noriyuki Yamaguchi, was a prominent television ...

A Japanese national, who had been detained in Iran since January, has been released on bail, Tokyo confirmed on Tuesday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara announced that the release was verified ...

TOKYO (AP) — “Black Box Diaries,” a documentary in which Japanese journalist Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault case and the barriers she faced in pursuing justice, has been screened ...

The Japanese government on Wednesday confirmed that a journalist kidnapped in Syria more than three years ago has been freed and is in Turkey. "We have confirmed the safety of Jumpei Yasuda, who had ...

When Japanese journalist Shiori Ito accused a prominent TV reporter of rape, becoming a rare high-profile #MeToo voice in her homeland, she was initially ignored by police, prosecutors and even much ...