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We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between June 27 ...

If Japan pushes ahead with massive state-led investment, can it really achieve a favorable scenario producing high economic ...

A manufacturer of stab-resistant products based in this western Japan city has developed and launched wearable protective ...

Lotus flowers at Ancient Lotus Park in this eastern Japan city are now in peak bloom, drawing visitors eager to admire one of ...

Sekiwake Wakatakakage will sit out the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at IG Arena after undergoing emergency surgery ...

A 20-year-old Indonesian woman was stabbed to death in her apartment in Hamamatsu, central Japan, police said Monday as the ...

Draft guidelines published by Japan's Immigration Services Agency on higher residence fees would tighten the conditions for ...

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3, 7-6 (0), 6-3 and will next meet Jan-Lennard Struff, ...

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) is strengthening the Tokaido Shinkansen line's earthquake preparedness through methods ...

The town of Kota in Aichi Prefecture has decided to have Kota, an "aibo" dog-shaped pet robot, visit elementary and junior ...

The Kasukabe city government said the manhole covers, which come in two designs and are approximately 60 centimeters in ...