Newcomer Atsumi Harasawa won the Yokohama mayoral election Sunday with the backing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and ...

Fourteen people were taken to hospital after a multiple-vehicle accident involving a tour bus in Kanagawa Prefecture near ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between october 10 ...

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. on Monday said they would aim for 1 trillion yen ($6.3 ...

The Philippine government summoned the Chinese ambassador Monday to protest remarks it considered a threat to use force, s ...

More young people in Japan do not want to marry. We must face that reality squarely.

A youth organization has urged education officials to ensure that revisions to Japan's national curriculum guidelines do not ...

Japanese companies and local governments have recently disclosed a series of personal data leaks. A white-hat hacker who ...

In a mountainous area of Okayama Prefecture in western Japan, young Buddhist priests are struggling with shrinking ...

With the help of Japan, home to legendary players Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani, baseball has gradually gained a foothold ...

The Oyatsu Company Ltd., known for its Baby Star Ramen snack brand, has launched a tartar sauce-flavored version of its ...

Two people with foreign roots launched a new political group in Japan this summer, aiming to field candidates in next year's ...