Though Japan's crime rate remains relatively low, the spike in elderly crime is another... Japan's prison population getting old fast SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

A Japanese woman on death row for killing two men died behind bars when she choked while eating prison chow in her cell. Miyuki Ueta, 49, a former bar employee, lost consciousness during her meal ...

The number of Japanese prisoners aged 60 or older has doubled over the past decade to more than 10,000. That outpaces a 30 percent increase in the general population for that age group.

Having made two films about the United States' penal system, director Kaori Sakagami spent six years working to obtain permission to shoot at a Japanese prison.

A Hawaii inmate convicted of the 1994 murder of a Japanese psychic and her son was killed in prison, authorities have said.. Staff at the Halawa Correctional Facility in Aiea, outside Honolulu ...

A cell inside the Ichihara youth correction center is seen in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 30, 2023. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Naganuma) ICHIHARA, Chiba -- Japan's first prison specialized in ...

Carlos Ghosn remains in very difficult conditions in his Japanese prison cell, Ghosn's French-based lawyer Jean-Yves Leborgne told French radio station RTL on Thursday.

The names of sanitarium officials, center, and the Japanese word for “complete idiot,” far left, are among the scribbles left on a wall of a prison cell at National Sanitarium Nagashima Aiseien.

HONOLULU (AP) — An inmate convicted of the 1994 murder of a Japanese psychic and her son has been killed in his Hawaii prison cell. Authorities say staff at the Halawa Correctional Facility ...

Solitary confinement cells in a 115-year-old Japanese prison are being turned into guests rooms for tourists. Deals of the Week. In the know quiz. Sign Up. Log In. My account. Sign Out; National.

3 / 10: An illustration of a typical cell inside Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan, during its time as a holding complex for high-profile Japanese leaders after the end of World War II.