Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with representatives of the ruling coalition on Jan. 14 to inform them of her intention to ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung visited Horyuji temple on Jan. 14, a day after playing ...

BANGKOK--His name is not on the ballot, and his photographs don’t appear on campaign posters. But one man looms large over ...

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan may bow out of four electoral districts in the possible snap election in a bid ...

The news arrives a few weeks after the entertainment company BigHit Music revealed that BTS will make their return to music ...

BEIJING--China on Wednesday reported a strong export run in 2025 with a ⁠record trillion-dollar surplus, as producers braced ...

OSAKA--Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura plans to call gubernatorial and mayoral races to coincide with the next Lower House ...

BEIJING--As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the ...

Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Jan. 14 scrapped a 12-year safety review for the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, citing a loss of ...

Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday after Wall Street pulled back from its recent records as uncertainty was brewing in ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other members of the imperial family held their annual poetry event where they presented ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. They called him “Show-Killer Kume.” When ...