YAMAGUCHI--With black smoke billowing, the steam-powered SL Yamaguchi sightseeing train resumed regular service on the JR ...

TAIPEI--China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide ...

Nippon Steel said Friday it has postponed the expected closing of its $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by three months ...

NEW YORK--The dollar fell to a three-week low against the yen on Friday after data showed that U.S. jobs growth slowed more ...

In the battle against climate change, a startup company is using a new technology to mass-produce seaweed that can help ...

Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years, as the ...

Anticipated shortages in the medical and elderly care sector are of growing concern as Japan braces for a sharp drop in its ...

China is preparing to launch a lunar probe Friday that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that ...

The number of children in Japan under the age of 15 as of April 1 stood at 14.01 million, down 330,000 from the previous year ...

Renowned concert pianist Fuzjko Hemming, who died April 21 at age 91, was a truly amazing person who could utter words of ...

A meeting between sufferers of Minamata disease and the environment minister ended in uproar because government underlings ...

Colleagues, family members, friends and other mourners stopped by The Asahi Shimbun’s Hanshin Bureau on May 3 to pay respects ...