Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Chiba, Ueno, Hamamatsu, Inuyama, Higashiyama ...

SAITAMA—Ruito Sugawara remembers the exact moment in his childhood when he learned that saying “mama” and “papa” could lead ...

A new report has shed light on the deadly collision between a Japan Airlines passenger plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft ...

Colombian collaboration with Japanese experts on urban development has played a key role in the rebirth of Medellin, a ...

Bullying, vague contracts, threats to livelihoods and pressure on competitors are used by talent agencies to keep their ...

BANGKOK--China’s economy grew a bit more in 2023 than earlier thought, but the revision has not affected forecasts for “about ...

Ukrainian wrestler Aonishiki, a fast-rising up-and-comer, will never forget his challenging yet rewarding days at his virtual ...

Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in 1993 told U.S. officials he was concerned about the “direct threat” posed by North Korea’s ...

A man lights a candle near flowers placed outside the Zhuhai People's Fitness Plaza, where a man deliberately rammed his car ...

Japan is shifting toward greater reliance on nuclear power, with the government introducing a new energy policy that ...

An estimated 687,080 Japanese children were or will be born in 2024, falling below 700,000 for the first time and marking the ...

Travelers from six Asian countries where tuberculosis is prevalent will have to undergo screenings for the disease before ...