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 ...

A new boutique hotel that blends rustic charm with modern comfort is set to open on May 25 in Okutama, a mountainous town on ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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