Hana Akari, a new stylish sightseeing train operated by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), will start its runs on Oct. 5, the ...

Pacifist-leaning Komeito, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, formally crowned Keiichi Ishii as its new leader, ...

BEIJING/SHANGHAI--Chinese tourists are expected to take longer trips than last year during the Golden Week holiday that kicks ...

The sole candidate in the election for Macao’s next leader has pledged to diversify the economy of the Chinese casino city, a ...

Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, signalled continuity this weekend in his early decisions on key posts for ...

Japan’s beloved elderly giant pandas Shin Shin and Ri Ri were safely returned to China on Sunday, Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Visitors watch the giant pandas Ri Ri and ...

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbled nearly 5% early Monday after the country’s ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru ...

DENVER--Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 and fell short in his bid to become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since ...

Japan has established a joint public-private sector organization to promote the nation’s content industry, which includes ...

Foreign tourists stranded by a megaquake would be urged to make their way to Niigata and Matsumoto airports in central Japan ...

It may be the end of the line for “Doctor Yellow” trains, but before they are retired in January train buffs might like to know what they are like inside.