As Japan's capital prepares to usher in cherry blossom season, companies and local governments are taking steps to ensure ...

The Osaka High Court on Tuesday became the fifth high court in Japan to rule that the country's lack of legal recognition of ...

While Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno together propelled Japanese men's figure skating to its most successful era on the ...

Wildfires in two western Japan prefectures spread Monday despite firefighting efforts through the night, with local govern ...

By Hiroshi Nakanishi, Kyoto University Professor Ever since Donald Trump returned to the U.S. presidency, the world has never ...

The head of a major Japanese steel industry body said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs plan could reduce ...

International Gymnastics Federation chief Morinari Watanabe on Monday talked about his experience of running as the ...

Iwaya told a Diet committee session that he conveyed the concern to top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi during their meeting in ...

A small truck drove into a group of four elementary school girls on bicycles in central Japan on Monday, killing one and ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between March 15 ...

With the qualification granted by World Athletics in January, Hideo Yamada, 55, a professor at the National Institute of ...