The town of Hayama in eastern Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture has been ranked the most desirable place to continue living in the ...

Nepal held a day of mourning Monday to remember those killed in the Aug. 26 floods, with flags lowered at government offices ...

Train suspensions caused by heavy rain affected more than 140,000 people in the Tokyo metropolitan area, railway operators ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between August 29 ...

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Japanese manga artist and illustrator Takashi Okazaki won an Emmy Award on Sunday for his work on a ...

The Saga Municipal Government announced a proposed supplementary budget including a tourism spending promotion project being ...

Just 17 months after opening, a municipal library in this west Japan city has become a popular gathering place for residents ...

Osaka Customs on Sept. 4 reported 6,546 import seizures involving goods found to infringe intellectual property rights, ...

Japan's weather agency on Monday urged maximum vigilance for landslides caused by heavy rain on Niijima Island, south of ...

Japan's publishing distributors are under severe strain due to rising labor and fuel costs, as well as new trucking industry ...

The Institute of Enology and Viticulture at the University of Yamanashi and its partners are testing a paper-and-plastic wine ...

Japan's Immigration Services Agency has announced plans to revise its guidelines for granting permanent residence, tightening ...