The widow of a man sexually abused by the late founder of a famed talent agency said the negative reverberations continue one ...

Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day earlier.

Even before Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was sworn in and his Cabinet was in place, the new Ishiba administration made an ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling ...

The Ishiba Cabinet, which features only two female ministers, indicates the new prime minister attaches a low priority to ...

The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating ...

BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military government launched a nationwide census Tuesday, saying it will be used to compile voter lists ...

A fossil discovery by Yoshihiko Saka when he was a schoolboy 33 years ago was likened to “winning the jackpot” after museum ...

GOKASE, Miyazaki Prefecture--Japan’s southernmost ski resort will reopen for business for the first time in three years on ...

BEIJING--China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the ...

Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing ...

Women’s soccer is on a high in Asia in the wake of some World Cup performances that captivated nations, raising expectations ...