Overdosing has long been a social problem, and the Kabukicho district in particular continues to witness serious cases. In ...

An exhibition by Kamakura-based artist Masae Ito is underway in this eastern Japan city, featuring about 80 original ...

Japan Airlines Co. said Tuesday its sales for the nine months through December rose 9.2 percent from the previous year to ...

The Nikkei stock index closed at a record high on Tuesday, with investors backing the proposed economic measures of Japan's ...

The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements, a stockpile ...

The Bank of Japan has started to sell assets such as exchange-traded funds bought as part of its unorthodox monetary easing, ...

The Nikkei stock index hit an intraday record high on Tuesday, boosted by expectations for the proposed economic measures of ...

NASA ran into a leak while fueling its new moon rocket Monday in one final make-or-break test that will determine when as ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced its draft initial budget for fiscal 2026. The total amount of the general ...

Online election campaigning has become a familiar practice in Japanese politics. Although social media was not as prevalent ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is expected to win many more seats in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Feb. 3 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...