Japan, Britain and Italy are preparing to create an observer framework for countries interested in buying the next-generation ...

Typhoon Jangmi is moving north toward Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu on Tuesday after battering Okinawa the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she called for the free and safe passage of ships through the ...

A survey by an advocacy group found that more than 70% of respondents have positive attitudes toward transgender individuals ...

A research team announced May 27 that it has formally recognized the Musashi-tomiyo, a freshwater fish found only in Saitama ...

After its landslide victory in the February House of Representatives election, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been ...

NARA -- "Spring will come," the surgeon who amputated his left arm told Daiki Nakabayashi. Holding onto those words, the ...

A total of 926 people from within and outside Yamagata Prefecture took part in a cherry pit spitting competition in this ...

"Mizu-uchiwa" fans are being made at Furukawashiko Co. in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, May 22, 2026. Production is now at its peak ...

Nearly half of Japanese companies have not implemented measures to protect their supply chains against disasters and global ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- SoftBank Group Corp. overtook Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday to become Japan's most valuable publicly traded company amid a rally in technology shares, marking the first time in more ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between May 23 and ...