Five people believed to be leaders of a loosely organized human-trafficking ring were arrested on suspicion of recruiting ...

With International Men’s Day falling on Nov. 19, attention turns to an increasing number of new fathers taking parental leave ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the most celebrated Japanese modern poets who pushed the boundaries of the genre, died on Nov. 13.

A 4-year-old girl from Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture had the tip of her finger bitten off by a horse at a commercial ...

KOBE—The odds-defying re-elected Hyogo governor started his new term with something that appeared absent in his first term: ...

The city got a major dose of holiday cheer as the Santa Parade Tokyo 2024 participants made their way through Tokyo's Shibuya ...

SAITAMA--A 16-year-old student without a driver’s license crashed a school vehicle in the sports field of his high school ...

Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway line and is instead considering a rubber-tired tram system ...

Japan will invite Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a state guest in March next year, marking the first such ...

Dozens of prominent activists will be sentenced Tuesday in Hong Kong's biggest national security case, facing up to life in ...

The view from a tiny observation deck on a small hill reveals a landscape of red-tiled roofs, a white sandy beach and the ...

An Asahi Shimbun digital feature focusing on handwritten letters from a death row inmate won the top Grand Prix in the Japan ...