Hana Akari, a new stylish sightseeing train operated by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), will start its runs on Oct. 5, the ...

Pacifist-leaning Komeito, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, formally crowned Keiichi Ishii as its new leader, ...

Komeito, the junior coalition partner to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, elected a new leader for the first time in 15 ...

BEIJING/SHANGHAI--Chinese tourists are expected to take longer trips than last year during the Golden Week holiday that kicks ...

The sole candidate in the election for Macao’s next leader has pledged to diversify the economy of the Chinese casino city, a ...

Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, signalled continuity this weekend in his early decisions on key posts for ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Visitors watch the giant pandas Ri Ri and ...

Japan’s beloved elderly giant pandas Shin Shin and Ri Ri were safely returned to China on Sunday, Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological ...

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbled nearly 5% early Monday after the country’s ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru ...

DENVER--Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 and fell short in his bid to become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since ...

Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday the country's monetary policy must remain accommodative as a ...

Foreign tourists stranded by a megaquake would be urged to make their way to Niigata and Matsumoto airports in central Japan ...