Minami, one of Japan's leading entertainment districts, is bustling with domestic and international tourists, but in recent ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about the situation surrounding bear incidents in Japan this ...

North Korea launched about 10 ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the South Korean military said, a move ...

Over the years, a regular Chinese campaign of sending warplanes flying toward Taiwan -- the self-governing island it claims ...

A new twist on matchmaking is coming to Tokyo this spring: dating events where every participant shares the same family name. The idea is aim ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for March 14 to test your news knowledge.

A new government survey shows that ideas about men's and women's roles are very different across Japan. In some areas, many ...

Japanese cuisine is playing a starring role in Hollywood this awards season. After the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night, ...

The U.S. military has started moving at least one amphibious assault ship and more than 2,000 Marines from Japan to the ...

Hidden behind the Sanin mountains, an hour's drive away from Hiroshima, is the humble port town of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture ...

Venezuela heads into Saturday's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal against Japan confident of ending the three-time champi ...

Wall Street's losses deepened Friday as the ongoing fallout from the war in Iran keeps pushing oil prices higher, ratcheting ...