By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Two miniature horses presented to Emperor Akihito 40 years ago have been stuffed and will be displayed for the first time in a Tokyo museum.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun When he's not busy filming and has time on his hands, acclaimed "Last Samurai" actor Ken Watanabe has another starring role: being behind the counter and serving …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun HANOI--Known for their matching crew cuts and business suits, about 100 bodyguards of Kim Jong Un arrived here in preparation for the North Korean leader’s second…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun In a closely watched referendum on Feb. 24, more than 70 percent of Okinawan voters opposed the relocation of a U.S. military base to within the prefecture, accor…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Crown Prince Naruhito is under no illusions about the huge responsibility that awaits him on May 1 when he is scheduled to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne, saying…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun SHENYANG, China--A town in northeastern China is on high security alert over speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will travel by train for his summit …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun In what may sound like a scene from a sci-fi film, a Japanese probe is about to land on an asteroid 340 million kilometers from Earth, take aim and fire.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Prefecture--A supermoon set over the summit of Mount Fuji early Feb. 20, to the delight of shutterbugs watching the spectacular sight from a be…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The health ministry gave the go-ahead Feb. 18 for the world’s first clinical trial of human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to treat spinal cord injuries, ra…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun INAZAWA, Aichi Prefecture--A raging sea of about 9,000 half-naked men struggled to touch a "lucky" man, at a "naked festival" here, hoping to protect themselves f…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Acceding to a request from Washington, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize around autumn for engaging with N…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Despite government secrecy over the background to the naming of the current imperial era as Heisei in January 1989, it emerges from recently uncovered documents t…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Changes around the Kuril Trench are similar to those observed before the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, and a government panel is warning that another tsunami-…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A probe touched melted nuclear fuel debris in a destroyed reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a long-awaited milestone in the battle toward decommission…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun More than five months after a drifting tanker damaged the bridge to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, work began on Feb. 12 to install two new traffic girder…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun YAMAGATA--A well-known clay figure believed to date back more than 3,000 years will finally have a leg to stand on.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Award-winning musician Ryuichi Sakamoto couldn't believe it when he found himself among the 1 million people newly diagnosed with cancer in Japan each year.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A One Piece-themed competition is open for online entries, calling on fans of the widely popular anime to take a shot at winning tickets to Japan in August.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The college club billed itself as a sort of "Animal House," the wacky fraternity of the U.S. movie of the same name that made a star of John Belushi.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A manga featuring former death row inmate Iwao Hakamada will be released in hopes of raising awareness over what his lawyers say was a false charge that destroyed…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun SHINGU, Wakayama Prefecture--It looked like a sea of fire as almost 1,700 men bearing flaming torches raced down the time-honored steps of Kamikurajinja shrine on…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun FUKUI--Police here dropped a traffic violation case against a robe-wearing Buddhist priest after monks around Japan posted videos showing they could perform a num…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun KAWAGUCHI, Saitama Prefecture--It's too early to say that a serial thief is on the loose, but a string of thefts have put bonsai dealers up a tree.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Narita International Airport is to extend its operating hours to midnight from late October to handle a growing influx of foreign visitors to Japan.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Toshinobu Ota was contemplating the huge cost of re-thatching the roof of his centuries-old wooden-beamed farmhouse when word arrived …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The two bad boys of sumo, Mongolians Harumafuji and Takanoiwa, have figuratively kissed and made up after being forced into retirement for separate acts of violen…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun HONG KONG--The Avenue of Stars, a popular tourist attraction showcasing the glory of Hong Kong’s movie industry, particularly its iconic martial arts flicks, reop…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun KYOTO--A strange souvenir is an unexpected hit at Kyoto Aquarium in the city’s Shimogyo Ward: Japanese giant salamander stuffed toys.