TOKYO -- Suspicious messages including threats to "harm as many children as possible" were sent to multiple junior and senior ...

The Japanese government is set to tighten measures against unpaid medical bills left by foreign tourists who received ...

A teacher making fun of a student with stutter was part of the reason why classmates started bulling the student, a recently ...

The average price of rice sold nationwide at supermarkets varies significantly by region, with a 5-kilogram bag priced in the ...

Two major convenience store chains in Japan began selling government-released stockpiled rice at select stores in Tokyo and ...

The Ritsumeikan Trust based here announced on June 3 that its affiliated universities will accept up to 100 international ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for June 5 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's progressive Democratic Party, the main opposition party, has won the country's ...

The government on Thursday notified Japan Post Co. of its plan to revoke the company's license to operate some 2,500 of its ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko paid their respects Thursday in Okinawa to victims ...

Very hot summers in Japan are changing famous summer events. Some festivals now happen in spring or autumn because of extreme ...

To attract the brightest minds to America, President Donald Trump proposed a novel idea while campaigning: If elected, he ...