Repair work for all damage caused by a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, where a trucker remains trapped underground, could take until the end of the year to complete, local officials said.| The Asahi Shimbun
YASHIO, Saitama Prefecture—An object believed to be a missing driver was detected in a truck cabin stuck in a ruptured sewage pipe that caused a sinkhole here, but it may take three months to reach him.| The Asahi Shimbun
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 Shimbun, as well as extensive coverage of cool Japan,focusing on manga, travel and other timely news| The Asahi Shimbun
PELELIU, Palau—Japan and Palau will undertake one of the largest recoveries of remains of Japanese soldiers killed during World War II.| The Asahi Shimbun
HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture—The widow of a local politician recounted how the couple were frozen with fear by groundless accusations and threats in a seemingly endless smear campaign before his death by apparent suicide.| The Asahi Shimbun
OSAKA—A simple change in scenery has led to a dramatic decrease in prostitutes soliciting customers in a narrow alley running through the Taiyujicho district of Osaka’s Kita Ward.| The Asahi Shimbun
Kagoshima finally dethroning the nation's top tea-growing prefecture sent shock waves through local producers.| The Asahi Shimbun
Japanese government officials expressed confusion over U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip and the forced relocation of the entire Palestinian population there.| The Asahi Shimbun
Panasonic Holdings Corp. is considering selling or scaling back its struggling television business and other less profitable divisions, a top Panasonic official announced on Feb. 4.| The Asahi Shimbun
Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6.| The Asahi Shimbun
The management integration talks between Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. could be terminated as the automakers keep failing to reach common ground, several sources said on Feb. 4.| The Asahi Shimbun
SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season.| The Asahi Shimbun
Seven men have been arrested in connection with prostitution targeting foreign tourists at a brothel in Tokyo’s Kabukicho red-light district.| The Asahi Shimbun
TAIPEI--Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48.| The Asahi Shimbun
NAGOYA--An N700A series bullet train featuring Disney characters will start operation on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on Feb. 21, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) announced.| The Asahi Shimbun
SHENYANG, China--Staff in the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet at the airport here brace themselves for a stampede every time an Air Koryo flight is due to take off for Pyongyang.| The Asahi Shimbun
The number of births of Japanese children in the first half of 2024 has continued its alarming downward trend, with only 329,998 babies born between January and June.| The Asahi Shimbun
