An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck southwestern Japan on Monday, with no immediate reports of injury or ...

A man has been confirmed dead after reportedly falling from the Shibuya Parco shopping center in Japan's capital on the ...

From rocks to starfish and other organisms, Tajiri Thin Section Lab here has gained attention for its expertise in cutting ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 4 and ...

Police arrested a former chancellor of Tokyo Women's Medical University on Monday over alleged breach of trust in relation to ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to subsidize up to 100,000 yen (about $640) for the cost of painless delivery, ...

The accumulation of multiple human errors can occur. To prevent accidents, it is essential to establish systems that ensure ...

For foreign women who moved to Japan to work as technical intern trainees, taking maternity leave has rarely been a realistic ...

Lone yokozuna Terunofuji dug deep for his first victory of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, forcing out stubborn ...

After a weekend spent blocking the explosive growth of fires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people ...

A group of Japanese ruling bloc lawmakers led by the secretaries general of the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition ...

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on ...