The harvest of Tamba chestnuts, a renowned autumn delicacy known for their exceptionally large size, has reached its peak in ...

A range of rules and systems affecting daily life in Japan will change in October, including mandatory measures against ...

The Palaceside Building in the capital's Chiyoda Ward, home to more than 100 offices and tenants including The Mainichi ...

G20 trade ministers failed to reach an agreement Thursday to curb the flooding of markets with overproduced, underpriced ...

Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday as investors locked in gains after the Nikkei stock index surged over 3 percent the previous ...

Japan's unemployment rate in August rose to 2.5 percent from 2.4 percent in the previous month, the Ministry of Internal ...

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow's long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European ...

A video installation built around the testimony of a former Japanese soldier on the killing of civilians and sexual assault ...

Japan's significantly stricter permanent residency requirements and visa fee hikes went into effect Oct. 1, moves the ...

The Tokyo District Court ruled on Sept. 30 that a person's voice, like their likeness, can serve as a symbol of their ...

A Japanese mega bank said Thursday it will work with the southwestern city of Amakusa to launch a study of the local popula ...

The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) has been converted from a special national institution into a special corporation. It is ...