Teenagers in the Kabukicho district of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward repeatedly overdose on drugs, and several young women there ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about Myaku-Myaku, the beloved official mascot of Expo ...

A fireworks display honoring victims of the recent Kumamoto earthquake lit up the night sky in this southwestern Japan city ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between August 1 ...

Ghibli Park, in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, opened in November 2022. In the first phase, Ghibli's Grand Warehouse, Hill of ...

South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their annual exercises next week to beef up readiness against North Korean threats, ...

Corporate bankruptcies in Japan rose 6.9 percent from a year earlier to 1,028 in July, topping 1,000 for the second straight ...

FUTTSU, Chiba -- A petunia cultivar called "Momoiro Toiki," or "Pink Sigh," is now in full bloom at Mother Farm, a tourist ...

As aging of Japan's population advances, the number of people dying will continue to increase for the next decade or so. We ...

The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Monday that U.S. Forces Japan had airlifted drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture ...

A second-generation Japanese American, Asawa spent part of her late teens in a U.S. internment camp during World War II.

A shrine unlike any other in the world opened in June at the foot of the mountains in this western Japan city, dedicated to ...