UTSUNOMIYA—Underground in a former stone quarry, brightly lit and colorfully decorated trucks known as “Dekotora” (Art Truck) are lighting up the darkness in the Oya History Museum here.

The probability of a magnitude-8 or -9 megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has risen to “around 80 percent,” according to the government’s Earthquake Research ...

YAMAGATA--It’s no joke. An ordinance that encourages residents to break out in a happy laugh everyday passed the prefectural assembly here although some members were not amused, citing human rights.

The Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival, a summer treat last held in 2015, is returning next year as part of a special commemorative event, the organizer said.

Vox Populi by The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun is widely regarded for its journalism as the most respected daily newspaper in Japan.

The ruling coalition is in danger of losing its majority in the Upper House, a survey by The Asahi Shimbun suggests.

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--Out-of-towners and overseas visitors to Himeji Castle will be charged more than double what residents here pay to visit the World Heritage site from next year.

Shigeru Ishiba, a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, expressed his desire to create an “Asian version of NATO” and bring equality to the Japan-U.S ...

Prince Hisahito, second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, has been accused of plagiarism concerning an award-winning essay about his trip to the Ogasawara islands.

The number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 to 36.25 million, accounting for a record high 29.3 percent of the population, government figures showed.

To combat one of the worst global instances of overwork, the labor ministry is set to introduce new regulations that will ban continuous work periods of 14 days or more.

An Air Self-Defense Force training jet carrying two crew members crashed around a pond in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on May 14, Aichi prefectural police said.