The Asahi Shimbun | Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
3 days ago · The Asahi Shimbun is widely regarded for its journalism as the most respected daily newspaper in Japan. The English version offers selected articles from the vernacular Asahi …
Ishiba faces stiff opposition push to revise 2025 budget proposals
5 days ago · Deliberations that kicked off on a record budget for fiscal 2025 underscored the fragile state of the ruling coalition in the Lower House Budget Committee.
Fuji Media cuts 50.1 billion yen from full-year revenue forecast
6 days ago · Fuji Media Holdings Inc. slashed its net profit forecast in half for the fiscal year ending in March largely because of fallout from the sex-related scandal involving former TV …
MLB/ Ohtani’s return to pitching could come in May for World …
3 days ago · LOS ANGELES--Shohei Ohtani pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in May is “about right,” manager Dave Roberts said Saturday at the team’s annual fan fest.
Labor force at record high, more elderly and women working
6 days ago · The number of people in the labor force in Japan who are 15 and older reached an all-time high for the second year in a row, according to the internal affairs ministry's Labor …
Japan fighting uphill battle in protecting web of undersea cables
6 days ago · Japan is belatedly addressing an issue described as critically urgent: how to protect undersea cables used for internet traffic from sabotage and eavesdropping.
Japan plans to sell stockpiled rice if market problems occur
5 days ago · Reversing its longstanding policy, the government plans to release stockpiled rice for emergency use if distribution problems occur, not just when there is a bad harvest. The Jan. …
Open-air train offers view from Japan’s tallest railway bridge
3 days ago · Stronger footing overseas means better bullet trains in Japan ; KFC burger binge at China airport offers glimpse of N. Korean lives ; A ‘Cup of Joe’ to cost more at 600 or so …
EDITORIAL: Japan’s response to U.N. gender report runs afoul of …
6 days ago · Japan’s response to a United Nations report concerning discrimination against women is at odds with one of its basic foreign policy principles.
EDITORIAL: Dentsu held accountable for Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging
5 days ago · A Jan. 30 court ruling on the bid-rigging scandal surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics serves as a grim reminder of the corrupt collusive network built around the sporting …