One of Japan's top luxury hotel firms will open an "onsen" hot spring resort in upstate New York that it says will be the first Japanese-run venture of its kind in the United States. Japanese ...

Japanese opposition parties have agreed to call on the ruling parties for sufficient deliberation on policies of the incoming administration of Ishiba Shigeru before the Lower House is dissolved ...

A total of 314 women have filed their candidacy for the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election, a record high in any poll for the lower chamber of Japan's parliament under the current Constitution.

Political parties are trying to attract voters by pledging to implement measures to reduce financial burdens on households ahead of the Oct. 27 general election, without specifying revenue sources ...

9.1 percent by the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), and 20 percent by the Japanese Communist Party. The Lower House apparently got “younger” because some advanced-age politicians opted ...

As much a textural marvel as a refreshing drink, bubble tea is one of Taiwan’s most renowned cultural exports. The eponymous ‘bubbles’ aren’t the result of carbonation, but a pile of chewy ...

Known as the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan's civilization dates as far back as 30,000 years. Today, the archipelago seamlessly blends its rich history with its ultra-modern present. And while its ...

Japan has never had a woman prime minister and Ishiba narrowly beat one of its few prominent female politicians, nationalist Sanae Takaichi, to the top job in a party leadership vote. The 1,344 lower ...

This page contains announcements by The Asahi Shimbun and articles related to such matters as its coverage of the “comfort women” issue and the “Yoshida testimony,” some articles of which ...

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