We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between June 6 and ...

A company here offering a service that turns a photo of a person's face into bite-size, three-dimensional chocolates using ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched the Japan-Netherlands World Cup football match on television with King ...

The United States and Iran have reached an interim deal aimed at ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The FIFA World Cup, one of the globe's premier sporting events alongside the Olympics, has kicked off. Hosted by the United ...

The municipal government of this central Japan city has entrusted mowing work previously done by people to goats for the ...

Overseas goodwill visits by the Emperor are regarded as Japan's greatest form of "soft power diplomacy" -- and invitations ...

A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine killed five rescuers in Kharkiv and wounded at least 13 people in the capital Kyiv on ...

Tokyo stocks ended at record highs Monday, with the Nikkei stock index closing above 69,000 for the first time after briefly ...

A "Candle Night" event was held on the night of June 9 in the city of Osaka's Kita Ward. About 18,000 candles were lit. The ...

With fewer than 300 days remaining until the March 2027 opening of the International Horticultural Expo in this east Japan ...

The United States and Iran announced a memorandum of understanding to end their monthslong war, the two countries said Monday ...