Support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet dropped to 50% but is still far higher than the ratio expressing disapproval, ac ...

The international system for controlling nuclear weapons is now on the brink of collapse. The world is slipping into a dangerously unstable situation, ...

At least one person was taken to the hospital, and around 20 people reported feeling ill on Monday after a man allegedly ...

In Hokkaido, brown bears are increasingly appearing in urban areas with little fear of humans. Since 2023, authorities have ...

A ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) panel on May 22 broadly approved a revised outline of a bill that would create a new criminal offense ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between May 16 and 24. The first story was ...

The municipal government of this eastern Japan city has asked a mosque in the city to withdraw its application to use a ...

A male red panda at a zoo in this eastern Japan city who became hugely popular for standing upright on his two hind legs is still doing well ...

In the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, a "Jojima Onigawara" roof tile modeled on characters from the movie "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" has been unveiled. Onigawara are decorative tiles ...

A Japanese oil tanker on Monday became the first to arrive in Japan after transiting the Strait of Hormuz following the start of the ...

Skymark Airlines Inc. on Monday unveiled at Tokyo's Haneda airport its new Boeing 737-8, the first 737 MAX series aircraft introduced ...

The Nikkei stock index on Monday ended above the 65,000 line for the first time, fueled by hopes the United States and Iran will soon ...