By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Incumbent Yuriko Koike has maintained a comfortable lead for the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election as her rivals struggle to broaden support among voters, accor…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--A clothing service shop has designed a product to put a smile on everyone’s face during these trying times of dealing with the COV…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A wrench was thrown into plans by Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) to begin operating its long-awaited high-speed Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line in 2027 after th…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun OSAKA--Retro is back in a big way as residents here load up on used video games and consoles popular in the late 1980s and early '90s to amuse themselves at home …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun HIGASHI-MATSUYAMA, Saitama Prefecture--Small, adorable marsupials native to Australia called quokkas will make their debut at the Saitama Children’s Zoo on July 1.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun SEOUL--South Korea petitioned UNESCO to call on Japan to provide a fuller explanation of the country’ policy of conscripting wartime laborers concerning a related…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Stranded in a town in northern Peru on lockdown, Mauricio Nishioka Luisa Helena is desperate to return to her home in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun HIGASHI-AGATSUMA, Gunma Prefecture—A musical duo held “drive-in” outdoor concerts here over the weekend under strict regulations to prevent COVID-19 infections at…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun In 1981, a college freshman was deep into music, practicing the drums that his parents had bought for him at his home in Nara. Forming a band at the time with his…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Mount Asamayama’s volcanic eruption in the early 12th century may have contributed to extreme weather that triggered severe famine in Europe, a new study suggests.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun HIROSHIMA--Dozens of local assembly members are now nervously looking over their shoulders for signs of prosecutors and angry supporters.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A former justice minister and his lawmaker wife were arrested on June 18 on suspicion of handing out money to buy votes in her successful campaign in the 2019 Upp…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Male babysitters were taken off the books of a leading babysitter placement service agency after a series of shocking predatory pedophile incidents took place whi…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Ceremonies were held at the Imperial Palace and the imperial graveyard on the outskirts of Tokyo on June 16 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Em…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun KAWAGUCHI, Saitama Prefecture--Eighteen people have been arrested on suspicion of conducting illegal gambling here following a police raid, Saitama prefectural po…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A former justice minister and his wife offered nearly 26 million yen ($242,000) in cash to about 100 people in Hiroshima Prefecture prior to the Upper House elect…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun And now, the Shinkansen to beat all previous bullet trains. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) on June 13 rolled out what it calls the “Supreme” Shinkansen bull…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A 24-year-old painter turned on her Nintendo DS for the first time in 15 years and, to her surprise, discovered a message she wrote to herself at the age of 9.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun KYOTO--A fall tradition with the five “kagai” traditional entertainment districts here holding dance performances by “geiko” (geisha) and “maiko” apprentices has …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Lying on his deathbed, Shigeru Yokota had three photos close by of the beloved daughter with whom he yearned to be reunited after she disappeared in 1977 at age 1…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A man who works as a host in Tokyo’s Kabukicho entertainment district said he took precautions against novel coronavirus infections, but he was forced to regularl…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun OSAKA--The global outcry over the death of George Floyd spread to Osaka on June 7, with hundreds of Japanese and foreign nationals marching through the city cente…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture--Authorities in Kamikochi, a mountain resort area and gateway to the Northern Japan Alps, are on high alert after an earthquake swarm…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun When she was a little girl, Megumi Yokota got lost in a department store, and the store paged her parents on the PA system.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Officials are discussing how to downsize various elements of the Tokyo Olympics to save costs, despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s insistence that the already-del…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun An international research team has discovered what is likely the largest structure built by the Mayan civilization in southern Mexico, which it says may help resh…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun While many citizens have been figuratively cocooning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Empress Masako has literally been engaged in the practice, helping to raise sil…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun NAGAHAMA, Shiga Prefecture--An island on Lake Biwako is giving up its last secrets. It emerges that a temple and an adjacent shrine there were likely constructed …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Workers at a Tokyo-based disposal company are soaked in sweat, wearing goggles and protective suits to keep them safe from infection while incinerating the medica…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The migration of animals throughout history is amply illustrated by the arrival of a subspecies of deer native to Hokkaido in Kunashiri Island, part of the Northe…