NAHA—Japanese police on March 25 formally closed their 32-year investigation into the deadly bombing of a Philippine Airlines ...

OSAKA—Three days after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, Kirishima was promoted to ozeki here on March 25, returning ...

The city of Tsunagi, Kumamoto Prefecture, located on the southern main island of Kyushu, takes pride in its all-women group with a history dating back more than 70 years. It is one of eight groups of ...

MATSUE--Residents filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of the upper floors of a 19-story apartment under construction near ...

Closing ceremonies for the academic year also marked the end for 11 municipal elementary and junior high schools in this ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Ten years have already passed since Barack ...

Tokyo's hip Shibuya district boasts a long list of tourist hotspots, including the iconic scramble crossing, where thousands ...

This progress was made possible by collaboration across borders and sectors. The effort spanned the globe--from Japan, where ...

YOKOHAMA--On a recent winter day, five members of a volunteer firefighting brigade based here were standing in front of the ...

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said the government ​is prepared to take ‌all necessary measures "on all fronts," ...

OSAKA—City workers on March 24 began cutting down a massive steel pipe that jutted up 13 meters from the ground near JR Osaka ...

The Toyota group's tender offer to take supplier Toyota Industries private at a price of 20,600 yen ($129.89) per share has ...