Akira Ogawa’s return suggests voters are finally judging women in Japanese politics by the same imperfect standards as men.

A forest fire broke out in Gunma Prefecture on Sunday, with the local government requesting the dispatch of Self-Defense ...

A forest fire broke out in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sunday, with the local government requesting the dispatch o ...

The former mayor of the eastern Japanese city of Maebashi was reelected on Monday after she resigned over repeated visits to ...

A forest fire in Gunma Prefecture was extinguished Monday after burning for more than 24 hours, with no injuries or damage to homes reported, the local government in the area said. The fire in Kiryu ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. They called him “Show-Killer Kume.” When ...

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Akira Ogawa, who resigned after she reportedly made repeated visits to a hotel with a married male subordinate, defeated four ...

MAEBASHI—Akira Ogawa, who was ousted as Maebashi mayor over her secret rendezvous with a married subordinate at a love hotel, regained the post after an effective election campaign of “atonement.” ...

TOKYO, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- A forest fire broke out in Japan's Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sunday, with no injuries confirmed so far, local media reported. An emergency call was made at around ...

Former Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa secured re-election Monday after giving up the mayoralty of the eastern Japan city over ...

A Japanese female mayor (city mayor) who resigned amid controversy over a secret rendezvous with a male subordinate at a love ...