Strawberries, cherries, melons and watermelons from spring through summer. Asian pears, grapes, persimmons and chestnuts in ...

Snowboarders are in for a heavenly experience at a ski resort here that offers a halfpipe carved out of the snow that allows ...

A Japanese youth recently rescued from the clutches of a fraud ring in Myanmar told investigators he went abroad after ...

Powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured at least ...

Shares were mostly higher Thursday in Asia, led by tech-driven gains in Japan and South Korea as major computer chipmakers’ ...

The act of translating a book does not stop at surface-level understanding for Jim Rion, but uncovering what the work is ...

Emperor thanks European hosts, emphasizes learning from history. NAMUR, Belgium — Emperor Naruhito expressed his “heartfelt ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. A group calling for legislation on the use of ...

Rescuers need at least one hour to locate drowning victims and transport them to hospitals in more than 30 percent of such ...

SENDAI--The Sendai District Court on June 25 acquitted a Pakistani man who had been convicted of robbery resulting in death ...

A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Japan on June 25, injuring at least six people, but it did not trigger a tsunami or ...

The Supreme Court finalized the dissolution order against the former Unification Church, ensuring that procedures to ...