Tokyo’s Nakano Ward is confronting the graying of society by forging ahead with a program to increase the availability of ...

Ozeki Onosato steamrollered fellow ozeki Kotozakura out of the dohyo on the 13th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on ...

YAMAGATA--Hats off to Vietnamese artisans who have come to the rescue of a long-established festival here that is famed for ...

Wind turbines and birds in Hokkaido are a contentious mix for academic societies raising issue over the impact that Daigas ...

Nagai came out as a transgender woman seven years ago. Determined to change the current landscape of compulsory education, ...

With only 11 inhabitants, the tiny isle of Takaikamishima in the Seto Inland Sea is trying to stave off extinction by ...

Nearly 70 percent of voters favor candidates and parties promoting a reduction in the consumption tax rate, but most of them ...

A short walk from The Asahi Shimbun’s head office in Tokyo’s Tsukiji district brings you to the striking silhouette of ...

From the autumn of 1972, freelance journalist Satoshi Kamata worked undercover for six months as a seasonal laborer at a ...

KYOTO—Famed artist Yoshitaka Amano, known for his iconic illustrations for the Final Fantasy game series and the Vampire ...

In the birthplace of flamenco, a storm of applause along with a scattering of boos greeted the announcement of the winner of ...

Takashimaya Co. has collaborated with visually impaired people to create clothes that can be enjoyed by touch, ...