A company in this southwestern Japan city apologized after disclosing two employees died in an explosion at a mall following ...

Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it returned to profitability for the first time in two years, posting a net profit of 3.76 ...

Amid the continuing intense summer heat across Japan, Onoda Shouten Corp.'s Otakebashi factory in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward is ...

Japan's Shiho Kuwaki won the Women's British Open after a playoff on Sunday, securing her maiden LPGA Tour title a ...

In the wake of a recent earthquake that hit southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, lifelines remain cut off and extreme ...

Kintetsu Railway Co. began selling a one-day tour that visits places connected to Edogawa Ranpo (1894-1965), one of Japan's ...

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the Red Cross' representative in ...

A disaster evacuation drill using a "rescue chute" was held at Mejiro Elementary School in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on July 27. A ...

An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java on Sunday, leaving at least five ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between July 25 ...

Around 80 percent of Japanese manufacturers view the procurement of rare earths as a pressing challenge for their managements ...

Masataka Yoshida launched his 5th home run of the season as the Boston Red Sox held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 for their ...