A 17-year-old passenger in a car being driven by a 16-year-old student without a license died after suffering severe injuries ...

Over half of Japan's sporting bodies have taken measures against nonconsensual capturing and sharing of sexualized images of ...

Japanese railway operator East Japan Railway Co. and entertainment company Shochiku Co. said Monday they have agreed to ...

Former WBA super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka will fight a world title rematch on New Year's Eve against Argentine boxer ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Typhoon Man-yi left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed scores of houses and ...

Tokyo stocks fell Monday as investors grew cautious that proposed higher tariffs and other policies under the incoming U.S.

A proposal by Yamanashi Prefecture to build a light rail connection to the fifth station on Mt. Fuji has been given up amid ...

The leaders of the Group of 20 economies will kick off a two-day meeting on Monday in Brazil to tackle a range of global cha ...

The Shigarakicho district of Koka, Shiga Prefecture, is famous for its production of Shigaraki pottery. Snake ornaments are ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Nov. 9 and ...

Starting in the 2025 school year, summer break will be extended by four days at all 38 public elementary and junior high ...

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a ...