The forced relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within Okinawa Prefecture serves as a stark example of how ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Chiba, Ueno, Hamamatsu, Inuyama, Higashiyama ...

Bullying, vague contracts, threats to livelihoods and pressure on competitors are used by talent agencies to keep their ...

SAITAMA—Ruito Sugawara remembers the exact moment in his childhood when he learned that saying “mama” and “papa” could lead ...

A new report has shed light on the deadly collision between a Japan Airlines passenger plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft ...

Colombian collaboration with Japanese experts on urban development has played a key role in the rebirth of Medellin, a ...

Historic paintings on “fusuma” sliding doors that caused a stir here owe their wonderful state of preservation to the efforts ...

Ukrainian wrestler Aonishiki, a fast-rising up-and-comer, will never forget his challenging yet rewarding days at his virtual ...

Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in 1993 told U.S. officials he was concerned about the “direct threat” posed by North Korea’s ...

Japan is shifting toward greater reliance on nuclear power, with the government introducing a new energy policy that ...

BANGKOK--China’s economy grew a bit more in 2023 than earlier thought, but the revision has not affected forecasts for “about ...

An estimated 687,080 Japanese children were or will be born in 2024, falling below 700,000 for the first time and marking the ...