KYOTO—Famed artist Yoshitaka Amano, known for his iconic illustrations for the Final Fantasy game series and the Vampire ...

SEOUL--South Korea’s conservative presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo said on Monday he was willing to discuss sharing more ...

JAKARTA--The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country's ...

SAITAMA–Police have arrested two foreign men in connection with a hit-and-run accident in Saitama Prefecture that left four ...

A credit union here is suspected of using the names of depositors--including a dead client--to create bogus accounts and extend fake loans to conceal its financial difficulties, the Asahi Shimbun ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan’s coast guard said on Monday China could try to disrupt public morale on the island ahead of President Lai Ching-te’s one-year anniversary this week, after images surfaced on social ...

With only 11 inhabitants, the tiny isle of Takaikamishima in the Seto Inland Sea is trying to stave off extinction by ...

Nearly 70 percent of voters favor candidates and parties promoting a reduction in the consumption tax rate, but most of them ...

One part of Hikaru Utada’s latest song created a buzz on social media over the Golden Week of national holidays in early May ...

A short walk from The Asahi Shimbun’s head office in Tokyo’s Tsukiji district brings you to the striking silhouette of ...

SEOUL--South Korea’s presidential candidates faced off in a heated first TV debate on Sunday evening, ahead of a snap ...

Japan has suspended imports of poultry meat from the southern Brazilian city of Montenegro and live poultry from the wider ...