Japan's major political parties are offering their visions for Japan in the decades ahead as they prepare for an upper house ...

A program reviewing Fuji TV's own response to the alleged sexual harassment of a former announcer by ex-personality Masahiro ...

TOKYO -- The high temperature in central Tokyo topped 35 degrees Celsius on July 7, marking the capital's first "extremely ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Mongolia on July 6, where they will attend welcome events and visit a memoria ...

The Nakano Sunplaza concert venue, which was meant to be demolished, still stands at a prime location near Tokyo's Nakano ...

A tap dispensing onion soup recently debuted at Memanbetsu Airport in this Hokkaido town. When turned on, the faucet releases ...

The manager of a children's cafeteria here is determined to continue her efforts despite a doubled deficit amid soaring ...

Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara had a sluggish major league debut in the Washington Nationals' 6-4 loss to the Boston ...

With the return to power of U.S. President Donald Trump, who champions an America First policy, international order is being ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for July 7 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between June 28 ...

The United States will be sending letters to about 100 small economies as the deadline looms for a 90-day pause on the ...