Japan racked up a 621 billion yen ($4.3 billion) trade deficit in July, as prices of imports surged, according to government ...

The Defense Ministry on Aug. 20 began driving piles to solidify the soft seabed in Oura Bay on the north side of Henoko for ...

Local authorities have removed a screen blocking an iconic view of Mount Fuji hovering over a convenience store here ...

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture—Video game fans of all ages can get their fix at the Nintendo Museum, where they can experience the ...

A rapid depreciation of Myanmar’s currency is pushing up the prices of essentials, including food and medicine, crippling ...

SAPPORO—The Supreme Court’s First Petty Bench rejected the appeals of both the Hokkaido prefectural government and a male ...

Participants of the panel discussion in the Asahi World Forum 2024, “Protecting the Earth's Future―What You Can Do to Combat ...

Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has decided to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential ...

Two days before the start of removal of debris from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on a trial basis, a facility here ...

It has been about one month since I first saw a sign in the rice aisle of my local supermarket in Tokyo that said, “The rice ...

It has been 10 months since the current Israel-Hamas war began. We demand that the belligerents and mediators alike do their ...

Asian shares mostly declined Wednesday following a slip on Wall Street that snapped an eight-day winning streak, the longest ...