A 3-year-old boy and his father in this western Japan city passed the top level of the national flag test, an exam that ...

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani will sit out the upcoming All-Star Game due to continued irritation in his ...

Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and Spain advanced t ...

The El Nino phenomenon, in which sea surface temperatures remain unusually high from waters off Peru stretching westward, is ...

The Japanese government has indicated plans to revise its target for raising the minimum wage. It will push back the ...

The pain from that day remains vivid even now. After suddenly being hit with severe stomach pain, Nagisa Nakai endured nearly ...

At Tokyo Disney Resort in the city of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, the special summer program "Summer Cool-off" has started.

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about why paid reserved seating on commuter trains is ...

The gap between people who can use smartphones and other digital devices with ease and those, often older adults, who ...

As bear attacks on people continue across Japan, particularly in the northeast, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan is stepping ...

A community of single-story homes is expanding near JR Toke Station in Chiba's Midori Ward, about an hour by train from Tokyo ...

Taro Yamamoto, head of minor opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, said Thursday he will step down as leader, after the party ...