As schools across Japan conduct annual health checkups, some parents are questioning whether students really need to undergo ...

A visit to Asakusa At the outset of her journey across Japan, Isabella Bird, during her stay in Tokyo, recorded her excursion ...

Ogasawara greenfinch chicks, an endangered bird found only in the Japanese capital's Ogasawara Islands, were born from pairs ...

A bill that could cut 45 seats from Japan's House of Representatives would disproportionately reduce female lawmaker numbers, ...

Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.01 percent in this year's spring wage negotiations, marking the ...

KOBE -- In the first application round for a new "forest burial cemetery" by the Kobe Municipal Government, the city received ...

Japan's food delivery industry is at a crossroads as intensifying competition and rising prices squeeze profits, forcing some ...

Iran prepared Friday for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for July 4 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany is in a buoyant mood as it holds a convention this weekend. It is capitalizing on the ...

What type of animal will provide kidneys to human patients in clinical trials expected to begin in Japan as early as 2028?

"Kazu Languages," a video creator fluent in 15 languages, is seen in Nagoya's Nakamura Ward on June 1, 2026. (Mainichi/Yuko ...