Opposition Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) submitted a bill to the Lower House on May 19 to maintain the ...

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

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

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

The movie depicting survivors of the Nagasaki atomic bomb based on a novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro drew thunderous applause at the Cannes Film Festival at a recent screening.

Princess Aiko made her first official visit to a disaster-affected area on May 18, traveling to Ishikawa Prefecture to learn more about the ongoing recovery efforts following the devastating Noto ...

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 ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency plans to issue ashfall warnings and advisories in the event of an eruption on any of the ...

The iconic Tower of the Sun in Osaka Prefecture is set to be designated an Important Cultural Property, while a historic ...

Previously classified personnel rosters of lesser-known wartime bacteriological units deployed in China, hidden since the end ...