A 33-year-old former head of a judo school, accused of crimes including repeated sexual assault of his students, was ...

A deer collided with a train in this eastern Japan city bound for Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Oct. 22, leaving at least ...

Japan's new education minister Yohei Matsumoto was one backer of a 2007 movie that cast doubt on the factuality of the ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between October 11 ...

As nationalist sentiments rise, the foundations of the United Nations, which marks its 80th anniversary, are being shaken.

Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, has tested positive for ...

In the first trip to Asia of his second term, all eyes will be on how U.S. President Donald Trump engages with Japan's new ...

The Russian military is suspected of diverting undersea communication cables made by Japan's NEC Corp. for military use, an ...

Fuku Amagawa is 102 years old and still works at her family's ramen restaurant, Ginkatei, in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture. She ...

The season's first snowcap was observed on Japan's tallest peak, Mt. Fuji, on Thursday, occurring 21 days later than an ...

If you listen carefully, you can hear the noise of chocolate frogs flying through the air on the Hogwarts Express.

Tokyo stocks fell Thursday, weighed down by weak semiconductor and technology shares amid rekindled worries about U.S.-China ...