By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun MITSUKE, Niigata Prefecture--A man here whose son tested positive for the novel coronavirus resorted to asking a newspaper to distribute fliers to dispel false ru…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Sumitoshi Tamura sprayed water to scare off a sparrow approaching a nesting box in the garden of his home in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward in August.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A government advisory panel on the COVID-19 crisis approved steps to allow packed crowds at stage and movie theaters from Sept. 19, as well as changes to audience…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--When he was 17, Imperial Japanese Navy pilot Ryozo Kotoge received orders to deploy for what was supposed to be his last mission: a sui…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Just in time for late summer humid days and nights, the Tokyo Midtown complex is creating a cooling atmosphere for walkers with a refreshing mist and blue illumin…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Residents of Tokyo who moved out of the capital in July outnumbered those who moved in as people avoided migrating to the metropolis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A Japanese researcher said Typhoon No. 10 did not turn out to be as strong as expected because it followed on the heels of Typhoon No. 9, which cooled the sea sur…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun FUTABA, Fukushima Prefecture--A new 5.3 billion yen ($50 million) museum here is entrusted with the mission of keeping lessons from one of the world’s worst nucle…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun As extremely powerful Typhoon No. 10 barrels on a collision course with southern Kyushu between Sept. 6 and 7, the Japan Meteorological Agency is warning of destr…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Authorities urged residents of the Kyushu region in southern Japan to be on the highest level of alert as monster Typhoon No. 10 looked set to make a direct hit.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Stuck at home because of the novel coronavirus, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are seeking new ways to reach out to the public to offer reassurances and enco…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun To remedy the N95-standard face mask shortage at Japan hospitals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a medical institution and three companies in the Kansai region h…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A Tokyo company has achieved what it says is the first manned flight of a flying car in Japan.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Three in four LGBT people in Japan want a government policy that guarantees the legal rights of same-sex couples, according to a recently released online survey.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Japanese people have taken to wearing face masks during the pandemic, but the main reason for doing so has more to do with going along with others than preventing…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Slowest in the pool at the start, Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee quickly found her championship form in a stirring comeback that brought tears to her eyes and…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun As the notion of life without Shinzo Abe as prime minister began to sink in, people from all walks of life weighed in with what they felt was his legacy.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Social media predictably reacted to prominent banners hoisted at local government buildings in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's home constituency in Yamaguchi Prefectu…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun While most snakes swallow their prey whole, one species of snake on Borneo island in Malaysia uses its left and right lower jaws like a knife and fork to separate…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun People in Tokyo brought their yoga to new heights as they stretched and relaxed on the roof of the tallest building in the Shibuya district on Aug. 26.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Japan will partially reopen travel to and from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar in early September as restrictions that were imposed amid the novel coronavirus pandemic…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Japan's capital confirmed 95 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Aug. 24, the Tokyo metropolitan government announced. It is the first time Tokyo's daily count …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun NAHA--A scaled-back memorial service was held here on Aug. 22 on the 76th anniversary of the sinking of a Japanese cargo ship evacuating about 1,800 children, tea…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun A spectacular fireball lit up the sky over the Kanto region around 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 21.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Kyotaro Tago's job late in World War II was to decide which young pilots to send to their deaths on kamikaze suicide missions. He was only 19 years old.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun KOKA, Shiga Prefecture--At three years shy of turning 100 years old, Chieko Sugimoto is not easily flummoxed, but nothing could have prepared her emotionally for …

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun There's nothing to beat the great outdoors and camping out under the stars. The trick, of course, is finding the perfect spot.

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Two high-pressure systems overlapping over the Japanese archipelago brought down scorching heat nationwide on Aug. 17, raising temperatures in some parts of Japan…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun Scientists say Japanese eels can likely climb a waterfall that drops 46 meters, a finding that could offer clues in helping to combat dwindling numbers of the end…

By clicking above image, you can go to original article in The Asahi Shimbun IBUSUKI, Kagoshima Prefecture--Instead of a paint brush, two men used a high-pressure washer to create a work of art depicting characters from a popular Japanese …