The city assembly here unanimously passed a no-confidence motion against Mayor Maki Takubo on Sept. 1, along with a bill to ...

One in three Japanese people is said to have high blood pressure, a condition that leads to more than 10,000 deaths annually ...

A new American beaver exhibit called "Beaver Swamp" has opened at Nasu Animal Kingdom in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture ...

China is rolling out the red carpet for more than two dozen world leaders at two major defense-related events this week. The ...

Japan launched Monday mandatory prearrival tuberculosis screening for Vietnamese planning to stay for over three months, ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between August 23 and 31. The first story was viewed by 25.0% of our regular readers. (The ...

Seven & i Holdings Co. said Monday it has completed the sale of a subsidiary operating some 30 retailers, including the struggling It ...

A woman was found bleeding from her neck in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday afternoon and was taken to hospital unconscious, investig ...

Nicknamed "Iwaobetsu's Mom," the brown bear that recently killed a hiker on Mount Rausu in Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula had been well-known among local residents for being accustomed to humans.

New express trains linking Narita airport outside Tokyo with the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower in just over 30 minutes are slated ...

The Nikkei stock index ended Monday at its lowest level in about three weeks after briefly plummeting over 2 percent on prospects of ...

The Nikkei index was sharply lower Monday morning, falling over 2 percent, as chip-related shares tracked plunges by their U.S. count ...