Voters in Okinawa's gubernatorial election over the weekend placed greater priority on boosting the economy than on the issue ...

Japan Post Co. is considering scaling back some of its services as its mail business continues to run at a loss. The Mainichi Shimbun answers some com ...

The government on Tuesday approved a tax reform package that would cut Japan's 8 percent consumption tax on food and ...

Autumn watermelon cultivation is expanding in this eastern Japan city, one of the country's leading watermelon-producing ...

Japanese-born Korean actor Yuri Nakamura has died after an illness, her talent agency said Monday. She was 44.

Police on Tuesday conducted an evacuation drill using cars in Tomakomai based on the scenario of a major tsunami warning ...

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Kazuma Okamoto hit his 33rd home run, homering for the second straight game in Monday's 6-5 loss to ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 15 to test your news knowledge.

A) An integrated bachelor's and master's program taught in English B) A medical degree program focused on international ...

Japan began accepting reservations Tuesday for discounted travel and hotel stays in Kumamoto and Nagasaki prefectures under a ...

Ride-hailing app operator Go Inc., Waymo LLC, the self-driving vehicle unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., and Nihon Kotsu ...

A cross-party group of junior Japanese lawmakers on Monday met with senior Chinese officials, the head of the delegation said ...