Residents of Akusekijima island in the remote and sparsely populated Tokara chain began evacuating voluntarily early July 4 ...

Record temperatures in Japan have curbed matcha green tea production this year, straining supplies and driving prices to all-time highs amid booming global demand for the trendy beverage, farmers and ...

NAHA—In a rare and significant move, senior officials from the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa Prefecture formally ...

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture–A series of earthquakes that have rattled remote islands and put residents on edge here ...

BANGKOK--A U.S. judge has ruled that China’s Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must face criminal ...

Campaigning officially started on July 3 for an Upper House election that could further upend the power structure in Japanese ...

NEW YORK--U.S. stocks ticked higher on Wednesday to hit another all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and set a record for the ...

Hong Kong’s government on Wednesday proposed a registration system that would recognize same-sex partnerships formed overseas, granting such couples more rights in the city.

The Democratic Party for the People modified language in its Upper House election manifesto that was criticized as xenophobic by voices both inside and outside the party.

63校の59チームが参加する第107回全国 高校野球 選手権三重大会が7月4日に開会する。A～Dゾーンの見どころを、各チームが提出した出場選手一覧（選手資格証明書）に添って 三重県 高校野球連盟の役員に語ってもらった。2回に分けて紹介する。

【解説人語・導入】立憲、政権交代の足がかりなるか参院選の注目ポイントは？ 参院選が3日に公示され、選挙戦がスタートしました。投開票日は20日です。主要政党の注目ポイントについて、朝日新聞政治部の記者が連日解説します。

きっかけは、3月に受けた福岡県警の事情聴取。知人男性の名を挙げ、「ヤクザと知ってたよね」と切り出された。男性は他人名義でキャバクラを経営したとして、2月に風営法違反の疑いで逮捕されていた。