Index Living Mall PCL (ILM) is targeting the Mid-Century home furniture market with the launch of its new 'ASAHIKAWA' series. This furniture line draws inspiration from Japanese wood furniture ...

A 19-year-old woman who was referred to the family court for her part in the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, has been sent back to prosecutors. The woman was referred to the ...

Asahikawa, Hokkaido – Asahikawa District Court in Hokkaido has sentenced a 20-year-old woman to 23 years in prison in a high-profile murder case in which a female high school student died after ...

Officials say Asahikawa Prison in Japan's far north is too often thought of only as a dark place with imposing grey walls and not as a place of rehabilitation. They hope "Katakkuri-chan", a nearly ...