It means the state must never meddle with academic matters, no matter how unwelcome they may be to the powers that be, ...

Snow and slushy rain were forecast in Tokyo and mountainous areas in the southern Kanto region over the weekend of March 8-9.

Pianos from the time of Beethoven and Mozart form part of a collection here that was lovingly put together by a piano tuner ...

TAIPEI--Along with fulminating against the United States, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China’s South China Sea ...

SEOUL--The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday ...

Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard said it is having exploratory talks with third parties about a potential sale of U.S.

Victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster expressed outrage and sadness after the Supreme Court upheld the acquittals of two ...

Gohan Lab special page by The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun is widely regarded for its journalism as the most respected daily newspaper in Japan.

Economy and foreign ministers of Japan and Britain agreed Friday to promote free and open international trade at their first “two-plus-two” dialogue on economy held in Tokyo amid growing concern about ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--For third-grader Yuki Harasawa, a video on YouTube about plastic waste was the last straw. She ...

SEOUL--A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol to be released from jail, more than a month ...

A highest-level warning for a Nankai Trough megaquake would prompt a government evacuation advisory for 670,000 people, but ...