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Japan is executing criminals at its fastest pace in more than three decades as homicides actually are on the decline — the lowest since World War II, according to Japan's National Police Agency.

And who said the death penalty isn't a deterrent?

One of South Korea's best-known actresses, Ok So-ri, has been given a suspended prison sentence of eight months for adultery.

...South Korea is one of the few remaining non-Muslim countries where adultery remains a criminal offence. A person found guilty of adultery can be jailed for up to two years.

The Nara, Japan, prefectural police set up blue street lights in the prefecture in 2005, and found the number of crimes decreased by about 9 percent in blue-illuminated neighborhoods. Many other areas nationwide have followed suit.

The National Police Agency likely will introduce measures aimed at identifying people who are observed acting suspiciously around children, in an attempt to preventing serious crimes against minors such as abduction or murder, according to sources.

As a boy, so the man. I remember as a girl growing up in Japan, boys often sneaked up from behind and flipped up my skirt. Then they went around yelling "I saw her undies!" One of them got a bloody nose, and I was reprimanded for "unladylike behaviour".

The suspected murder of a former vice health minister and the stabbing of the wife of another, both with careers tied to Japan's ailing pension system

Parent and kids in Shimotsuke City, Tochigi Prefecture have been warned by police about a man they apparently view as a threat to the young tots. His crime? Indiscriminately greeting youngsters with a hearty "Ohayou!" (Good morning!) as they make their way to school.

Japanese police plan to question a man on suspicion of illegally brokering organ transplant operations in China for Japanese patients

Japanese police have arrested a 22-year-old bar entertainer on suspicion of murder after a man was struck by a car and dragged three kilometres.

Tech blogger Chris Pirillo offers 10 practical tips for keeping your notebook safe on the road. His tips run the gamut from the very simple (pad your case) to the more technical (set a BIOS password), so it's a great checklist to rundown to make sure you're doing everything you can.

Nothing to compare with the 50-year-old guy in Cheonju, Korea who was arrested for attempting to to rape his mother-in-law while in drag.

The man, is suspected of putting on a woman’s wig, lipstick, dress and bra to break into his mother-in-law’s second floor appartment, where he attempted to rape his sleeping mother-in-law while his common-law wife was at work.

Crimes committed by the elderly are on the rise. From petty theft to murder, the number of senior citizens arrested by police has surged alarmingly in the last decade.

The National Police Agency's 2008 police white paper shows that investigators are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain information from witnesses, suspects and others during criminal investigations.

A stolen Japan Post Bank cash card was used secure a loan, even after the card was reported stolen. The thief also was able to withdraw money from the victim's account, and the did nothing to stop it until the Post Bank was contacted by reporters.