A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign ...

Under the current Constitution, if the House of Representatives is dissolved and members are unavailable, the House of ...

Wakayama Prefectural Police said Tuesday they have referred a chief inspector in his 40s to prosecutors on suspicion of vio ...

Japan's parliament on Tuesday enacted an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year ...

The Yokohama Municipal Government has revealed plans to ban smoking on streets citywide ahead of the International ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals negotiated with U.S. officials on a peace deal to end his country's ...

The Trump administration said Monday in a court filing that the president's White House ballroom construction project must ...

A study by Kagawa University in western Japan found that the best way to stop shoplifting is for store staff to greet ...

Seasoned right-hander Kenta Maeda said he was thrilled to have the chance to pitch in Nippon Professional Baseball again with ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Dec. 16 to test your news knowledge.

Authorities announced Dec. 15 that the two giant pandas at Ueno Zoological Gardens would be returned to China at the start of ...

The difference in time men and women spend on housework, child care and caregiving has narrowed by more than one hour per day ...