The popularity of the University of Osaka's official mascot, Dr. Wani, whose name comes from the Japanese word for crocodile, ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will skip the U.S. Federal Reserve's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, ...

A draft report released by an expert panel of the Japanese Ministry of Justice on Aug. 24 strongly called for regulating ...

United Airlines Inc. said Tuesday it will launch direct flights between San Francisco and the Japanese island prefecture of ...

Japan's soon-to-retire former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of qualifying for the U.S. Open on ...

No tsunami impact on Japan has been detected since a massive volcanic eruption occurred on Ambae Island in the South Pacific ...

A survey of Fukuoka Municipal Government employees over their dealings with the city assembly found that 26 employees ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the decline in conventional television viewing, ...

Japan's Environment Ministry and other bodies on Aug. 25 published Japan's first-ever recommended performance requirements ...

Japan plans to deploy its fighter jets to India for the first time as the two countries will hold a joint air exercise next ...

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it is considering building a new assembly plant in the United States to boost hybrid vehicle ...