Typhoon No. 25 is expected to bring torrential rain to the Kanto-Koshin region on the afternoon of Sept. 21, and the Japan ...

Temperatures surged to the 40-degree range in central Japan on July 21 for the first time in Japan this year, as the nation continued to bake following the end of the rainy season. Gujo, Gifu ...

BANGKOK—The Thai government on Wednesday pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok in less than a week renewed pressure on authorities ...

WASHINGTON—The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise ...

RIYADH—Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday with missiles and drones, ...

MOSCOW—Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it has made a formal protest to Japan over its decision to host ...

Iwojima island, the stark volcanic outpost home to one of World War II’s fiercest battles, remains the site of an unfinished ...

A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.

Breaking news about National Report by The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun is widely regarded for its journalism as the most respected daily newspaper in Japan.

If not a member of the imperial family, Empress Masako admitted what her “dream job” would have been when she visited the prefecture-run Tobe Zoological Park here on May 17.

A panel of experts at the Environment Ministry is discussing changes to Japan’s drinking water standards to protect the ...

The ruling coalition aims to restore Japanese military ranks used in World War II for members of the Self-Defense Forces, a plan that has drawn concern and bewilderment in the Defense Ministry. The ...