Metal cable thefts targeting solar power facilities are spreading across Japan. Recovering cables severed and stolen by ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between July 11 ...

Ukrainian sekiwake Aonishiki maintained his share of the lead Monday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with his first ...

A support hub for elderly residents and others has opened at a post office in the mountains area in this southwest Japan city ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto picked up his first complete-game win in the MLB regular season Sunday, holding the New York Yankees to ...

About six months after the death of Ai -- a female chimpanzee celebrated as a "genius" for her ability to understand numbers ...

The rainy season has likely ended in regions including Tokyo and Nagoya, the weather agency said Monday, with the Japanese ...

In the city center of Yamagata, 1,100 lanterns have been put on display. Children's wishes and hopes are written on them.

Two people died after a car and a minivan collided head-on on an expressway in the western Japan prefecture of Nara early ...

The iridescent green beetles native to Japan have become a growing menace in Italy, swarming through orchards and vineyards ...

The United States began a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of anothe ...

A restored inn lavishly praised by Meiji-era writer Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) now stands as a symbol of a historic port in ...