Supporters of the move said the Kotoka name contradicted the country’s democratic values.

The health influencer's spokesman says he wants to avoid his association with the late sex offender becoming "a distraction".

The health influencer's spokesman says he wants to avoid his association with the late sex offender becoming "a distraction".

In recent years, awareness of reproductive health has expanded significantly across Japan. (News On Japan)

His family says the actor took his own life after living with bipolar disorder for nearly two decades.

His family says the actor took his own life after living with bipolar disorder for nearly two decades.

Authorities say samples showed the canine distemper virus, but have not confirmed where it came from.

The men, who are on the run, told of the horrors they witnessed on the Russian side of the front lines in Ukraine.