Here, in the “town of gold,” things couldn’t be better as the price of the precious metal continues to hit new heights.

With a sense of smell said to be 3,000 to 100 million times more powerful than humans, police dogs have long been essential ...

If Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge are named on Nov. 21 as the MVPs of their respective leagues, as widely expected, the ...

The U.S. subsidiary of Daikan Industries Ltd. announced on Nov. 18 that it obtained the naming rights to the Houston Astros’ ...

Director Yuhei Sakuragi is a big fan of computer-generated imagery, especially for sci-fi themed anime like his previous ...

World Children's Day is a weighty milestone as Nov. 20 commemorates the United Nations adoption of a legal framework in 1989 ...

An Asahi Shimbun digital feature focusing on handwritten letters from a death row inmate won the top Grand Prix in the Japan ...

KYOTO--Kiyomizudera temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has kicked off its special autumn nighttime viewing, ...

NARA—Local authorities have issued unprecedented warnings about the dangers posed by the city's iconic deer after a surge in ...

On Sept. 30, Saito stood alone in front of JR Suma Station in Kobe, bowing in apology to commuters. That day, he lost his ...

KOBE—The odds-defying re-elected Hyogo governor started his new term with something that appeared absent in his first term: ...

The death of a young woman in Yokohama drew a flood of reactions on social media over the senselessness and unfortunate ...