The Asahi Shimbun | Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
1 day ago · The Asahi Shimbun is widely regarded for its journalism as the most respected daily newspaper in Japan. The English version offers selected articles from the vernacular Asahi …
EDITORIAL: Dentsu held accountable for Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging
5 days ago · A Jan. 30 court ruling on the bid-rigging scandal surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics serves as a grim reminder of the corrupt collusive network built around the sporting …
Ishiba faces stiff opposition push to revise 2025 budget proposals
5 days ago · Deliberations that kicked off on a record budget for fiscal 2025 underscored the fragile state of the ruling coalition in the Lower House Budget Committee.
VOX POPULI: Finance Ministry under court order to disclose …
5 days ago · The word “hohi” popped in my head as I wondered whether Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai (1898-1976) actually used that expression--or not--during the Japan-China talks leading …
Fuji Media cuts 50.1 billion yen from full-year revenue forecast
6 days ago · Fuji Media Holdings Inc. slashed its net profit forecast in half for the fiscal year ending in March largely because of fallout from the sex-related scandal involving former TV …
MLB/ Ohtani’s return to pitching could come in May for World …
3 days ago · LOS ANGELES--Shohei Ohtani pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in May is “about right,” manager Dave Roberts said Saturday at the team’s annual fan fest.
EDITORIAL: Japan’s response to U.N. gender report runs afoul of …
6 days ago · Japan’s response to a United Nations report concerning discrimination against women is at odds with one of its basic foreign policy principles.
Labor force at record high, more elderly and women working
6 days ago · The number of people in the labor force in Japan who are 15 and older reached an all-time high for the second year in a row, according to the internal affairs ministry's Labor …
Amid constant danger, workers try to build ramp into sinkhole
6 days ago · YASHIO, Saitama Prefecture—The rescue operation for a truck driver trapped for days inside a sinkhole here will likely be further prolonged because of the constant danger to …
Japan fighting uphill battle in protecting web of undersea cables
6 days ago · Japan is belatedly addressing an issue described as critically urgent: how to protect undersea cables used for internet traffic from sabotage and eavesdropping.