By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Bedridden and barely able to move, Masako Nakamoto, 97, tried to explain why she agreed to talk with a reporter from The Asahi Shimbun to express her views on the…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Oversized umbrellas can prove an annoyance for people trying to walk by, but that physical hindrance is now being promoted to save lives.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun SEOUL—Seoul disputed Pyongyang’s claim that a North Korean defector who slipped back into his home country is the first person infected with the novel coronavirus…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun World-renowned fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, who famously dressed David Bowie as "Ziggy Stardust," died on July 21 after battling acute myelocytic leukemia. H…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun When a family's 21-year-old cat passed away in March, one of the daughters thought about the three children who found a stray kitten and pleaded with her parents …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo reported more than 200 new COVID-19 infections for the fifth straight day on July 25. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced the 295 figure to reporters.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun NARA--Ancient felt rugs embellished with exquisite floral designs, part of an imperial collection from the eighth century, may have been produced by skilled artis…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun After a barrage of criticism at home and abroad, the government will allow foreign nationals who are stuck overseas to re-enter Japan, a step toward gradually reo…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A Supreme Court ruling could force the millions of Twitter users in Japan to be more careful about tweeting or even retweeting photos found on the internet.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Despite her repeated pleas, a German woman remained stuck in Kyushu while her father was dying in her home country. Even after he died at the age of 76 on June 3,…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun YOKOHAMA--Plans are in the cards to construct a theme park on the scale of Tokyo Disneyland at a site in this port city next to the capital that was used by the U…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The oldest active sumo wrestler became the first to enter the dohyo at the age of 50 since the Showa Era (1926-1989) on July 19, when a tournament opened with spe…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Local authorities expressed alarm at a spike in novel coronavirus cases in their prefectures after residents visited the Tokyo metropolitan area, Osaka and other …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Medical workers in Tokyo are warning of a pending crisis in the health care system if the metropolitan government continues to play catch-up with trends in new CO…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun SAN FRANCISCO—A drowsy Daishi Miguel Tanaka tried desperately to ignore the constant noises emanating from his phone on the morning of June 18.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Bewildered local government officials are predicting potentially disastrous consequences from the central government’s decision to push up its tourism promotion p…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun FUKUOKA--Dancing robot dogs named Spot and Pepper humanoid robots have been cheering on the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks baseball team in the absence of flesh and blood…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Areas close to the site of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster might seem like the least likely prospect for a hotel construction boom, but as the region slowly b…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo continued to see a troubling spike of new COVID-19 infections on July 12 as it marked the fourth consecutive day with more than 200 cases reported.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The first of 17 Osprey transport aircraft to be eventually used by the Ground Self-Defense Forces arrived for temporary deployment at Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefe…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrived in Japan on July 9 on a two-day visit, becoming the first dignitary from a country on Japan’s COVID-19 entry…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Tokyo reported a major spike in COVID-19 infections on July 9 with a record 224 cases, according to sources, topping the daily high in the capital that was marked…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The heavy rain that caused more than 50 deaths in the Kyushu region moved to central Japan on July 8, prompting highest-level warnings against flooding and landsl…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Cloth face masks, often cobbled together as a makeshift alternative when stocks of surgical masks run low, and sometimes worn as a fashion statement, offer no pra…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Kumagawa Railway officials were assessing the damage after torrential rain deluged Kumamoto Prefecture on July 4, washing away a railway bridge.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun More bad news is in the forecast for Kumamoto Prefecture where heavy downpours are expected to continue on July 5, following flooding after a major river overflow…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun At least 15 people in Kumamoto Prefecture were feared dead and 13 others missing as torrential rains triggered landslides and flooding across the main southern is…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun The triple-digit number of new COVID-19 cases shocked Tokyo metropolitan government officials but not enough for them to consider asking businesses to curtail ope…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Applications for public assistance have continued increasing at an alarming rate, while many of those in need during the novel coronavirus pandemic say they are h…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A 77-year-old man who underwent forced sterilization when he was in junior high school found he was not entitled to compensation or even an apology from the centr…