OSAKA — An Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau employee has leaked personal information on almost 260 individual and corporate taxpayers after being duped by callers impersonating police officers, the bureau said.

KUMAMOTO — Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the second in a pair of major earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture.

NANTAN, Kyoto — The Kyoto prefectural police on Thursday arrested Yuki Adachi on suspicion of abandoning the body of his 11-year-old stepson Yuki in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture.

KYOTO - The stepfather of an 11-year-old boy who went missing in late March has reportedly told police that he killed his stepson, according to investigative sources.

KYOTO – Police arrested the father of an 11-year-old boy whose body was found in a wooded area in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, on suspicion of abandonment of a body.

The father of an 11-year-old boy who was found dead in a forest in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, implied Wednesday that he abandoned his son's body during a voluntary questioning by the Kyoto prefectural police, according to investigative sources.

The government intends to tighten the management of weapons after export by adopting the revised Three Principles on the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology at a Cabinet meeting, partly to prevent the equipment from being leaked to third parties, according to government sources.

The domestic violence counseling system for Japanese nationals living abroad may soon cover a larger range of countries. Support is currently offered in six countries, including in Europe and the United States, and the Foreign Ministry plans to expand the system to Asia by the end of fiscal 2026.

The Centrist Reform Alliance has released its draft review of February’s House of Representatives election, highlighting the fact that a different party name was considered, as well as the appointment of young and female leaders, but that the CRA ultimately plunged into campaigning without sufficient time for preparation.

Japan will provide a total of $10 billion (about ¥1.6 trillion) to help maintain the supply systems of Southeast Asian countries that produce medical supplies and other essential goods, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Wednesday at an online summit with nations from that region.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made clear at the Liberal Democratic Party convention on Sunday her stance of aggressively advancing policies bearing her own color, such as amending the Constitution, ensuring stable Imperial succession and building a strong economy.

The Justice Ministry has compiled a draft proposal setting a one-year period for court proceedings if prosecutors appeal a decision to begin a retrial, as part of a bill to reform the current retrial system, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.