A Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare research team has announced the five-year survival rates for people diagnosed with ...

A car rammed into pedestrians in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Monday, with two people showing no vital signs and several others ...

At Narita International Airport, there is a shop that has become a sanctuary for travelers with broken suitcases. The shop's ...

A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General ...

Thailand's police said Monday they obtained an arrest warrant for a woman suspected of forcing her 12-year-old Thai daughter ...

What concern did Japan's economic security minister Kimi Onoda express regarding the country's relationship with China?

Japan's public broadcaster NHK has begun verifying reception contracts for users of its new online streaming service ...

The reality of human trafficking -- often called modern-day slavery -- in Japan has been revealed. There is an urgent need to ...

On a humid June morning in Tottori Prefecture in western Japan, hundreds of would-be teachers filed into exam halls to ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Nov. 25 to test your news knowledge. Ready?

A man in his 40s from Mie Prefecture lost 12.44 million yen (about $80,000) in a scam using an AI-made fake police officer. This is the first t ...