The chief of the aviation weather station on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, was under the influence of alcohol while ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday took a cautious stance toward hitting the United States with a retaliatory ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about what Japan will do with soil removed around the ...

Former Japan Rugby Football Union chief Noboru Mashimo, who was instrumental in bringing the 2019 Rugby World Cup to the ...

President Donald Trump welcomed Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House ...

Japan had a current account surplus of 4.06 trillion yen ($27.5 billion) in February, returning to the black for the first time in tw ...

The Nikkei stock index briefly surged over 6 percent to above the 33,000 line early Tuesday, as investors snapped up shares across th ...

The Japanese government has announced plans to increase production of rice and significantly boost exports. This marks a ...

Methane gas was detected in an equipment pit at the 2025 World Exposition site April 6 with the gas concentration reportedly ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between March 29 ...

TOKYO -- Japan Post Bank Co. announced April 7 that some of its online services, including "Yucho Direct," had been ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Honda Motor Co. Executive Vice President Shinji Aoyama resigned effective Monday following an allegation of "inappropriate conduct" during a social gathering, the automaker said. The ...