By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A prosecution inquest panel concluded that prosecutors did a woefully inadequate job in investigating the dubious sale of state-owned land to an educational insti…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Sumo officials aren't applauding yokozuna Hakuho's latest victorious "indiscretion" after he won the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun While the number of foreigners applying for refugee status in 2018 dropped by half from the previous year to 10,493, the number granted doubled to 42, but still f…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Ten-year-old Sumire Nakamura has hit the big time after receiving her license on March 26, making her the youngest professional go player ever in Japan.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun One in four rookie assemblywomen has been sexually harassed or even stalked by their colleagues and constituents who often prey on the politicians’ inexperience o…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Emperor Akihito likes nothing better than to play detective when it comes to furthering his knowledge of the goby fish family, his passion since he was a youngste…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looking on, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on March 23 called for world leaders to support improving the education of …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun One of the lingering stereotypes about women in Japan--where gender disparity dies hard--is that females are good in non-science subjects but are weak in science.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Ichiro Suzuki knew that a batter--even a record-setting one like himself--produced way more failures than successes.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Ichiro Suzuki has said "sayonara." The 45-year-old Seattle Mariners star announced his retirement Thursday night, shortly after waving goodbye at the Tokyo Dome d…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The Supreme Court granted a retrial to a former assistant nurse who served 12 years in prison after her compulsion to cater to investigators led to her false murd…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun SAITAMA--Two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu returned to the ice in a practice session on March 19 ahead of the world championships here, to the delight o…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Each of them is only 12 centimeters across, but inside is a galaxy aglow with stars. The only three existing centuries-old Yohen Tenmoku tea bowls in Japan will g…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Fearing criticism, Carlos Ghosn directed subordinates to lobby financial authorities against the planned regulation requiring companies to list officials paid at …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games offers a chance for Japan to show off its sophisticated technology, and plans are afoot to make extensive use of robotics at key venu…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun For the first time, Japanese driver’s licenses have been issued that carry both the imperial era and Western calendar years.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Whoever wins the gold medal in the women's singles tennis competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics might also want to be champion of slathering on the most sunscree…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Toyota Motor Corp. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have joined hands to develop the first lunar vehicle that astronauts can use without wearing spacesu…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Marking the 500-day countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Tokyo organizing committee introduced 50 Olympic pictograms for 33 medal sports at an event in Tokyo…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Memorial services were held in many parts of Japan on March 11 to remember victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku regio…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A recent discovery of an underground tunnel in China may prove that the Imperial Japanese Army and Manchukuo were building a massive fortress complex in the closi…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The government is considering granting an amnesty for certain criminals this autumn to mark the enthronement of a new emperor.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun NAGAHAMA, Shiga Prefecture--A trio of tent saunas will open at Lake Biwako here on Helsinki Sauna Day, inviting people to enjoy chest-to-chest talks with stranger…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Who was that masked man? An individual wearing an electrical installation uniform and appearing to have finished his work shift exited the Tokyo Detention House t…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Carlos Ghosn was initially displeased by conditions proposed by his new defense team that ultimately secured his release on bail.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The Tokyo District Court on March 5 granted bail to Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan Motor Co. who has been detained since Nov. 19.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A rare document calling for Korean independence has turned up in Japan on the centenary of the movement to free the Korean Peninsula from the grip of Japanese col…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A recent discovery of an underground tunnel in China may prove that the Imperial Japanese Army and Manchukuo were building a massive fortress complex in the closi…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Prime Minister Shinzo Abe remains unwavering in his determination to forge ahead with plans to build a new U.S. air base in Okinawa Prefecture despite a massive "…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture--A tent pub is operating in the deep snow at the foot of the Northern Alps here, allowing local residents and tourists to hobnob over…