Near Yoyogi Station in Tokyo, the "Aoyama Kaido railway crossing" has become a magnet for inbound tourists for its views of ...

Demand for "matcha" powdered green tea is surging worldwide, and in Japan high-priced products are selling out quickly to ...

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it posted a net loss of 423.94 billion yen ($2.7 billion) for the year ended March, its first ...

Shortly after they voiced hope of carving out a bright future for the two countries in their opening remarks of the two-day ...

Driven by a desire to spread the appeal of matcha tea and peace overseas, two sisters from Ise, Mie Prefecture, departed from ...

Treating a cut in the number of seats in Japan's House of Representatives as a foregone conclusion would distort the ...

A fireworks manufacturer in this western Japan city has spent about eight years jointly developing fireworks with outer ...

TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Taiwan on Thursday said Chinese military threats are the "only source of insecurity" in the Taiwan Strait ...

Amid ongoing conflicts around the world, some people are now considering leaving the United States, long popular as a ...

The benchmark Nikkei stock index dipped after hitting a new intraday high on Thursday, as advances propelled by heavyweight ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for May 14 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

Israeli airstrikes Wednesday struck seven vehicles in Lebanon -- three of them on the main highway just south of Beirut -- ...