The share of divorces among couples who had lived together for at least 20 years rose to a record 24.2% in 2025, even as ...

The so-called "TOKYO" strategy refers to the counteroffensive campaign launched by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met senior officials from major ministries and agencies far less often during her ...

Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revised its family allowance system for staff at embassies and other diplomatic missions abroad, with ...

Mary walks leisurely around her enclosure, her large tusks prominent, before using her long trunk to deftly draw up a drink ...

Nagasaki Kunchi, a traditional Japanese festival designated as a major intangible folk cultural asset by the national ...

Japan's antitrust watchdog raided four major domestic brewers Oct. 7 over suspected cartel activity in retail beer pricing, ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi, who created the concept of a "strategic and mutually ...

Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for playful, genre-blending ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Oct. 8 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

The Bank of Japan on Thursday upgraded its assessment for two of the nation's nine regional economies as demand for ...

Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday, with the Nikkei stock index falling below the 70,000 line, tracking overnight Wall Street ...