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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Although foreign residents have become a more common sight in Japan, they continue to face difficulties gaining housing due ...

Japan's core consumer inflation slowed below the central bank's ​2% target in February for the first time in nearly four ...