As economic challenges in Japan continue, some are becoming unable to pay social insurance premiums or taxes due to ...

A Japanese man in his 50s with low vision who has had seven white canes broken in the past 15 years is now determined not to ...

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple: find the seven differences between the two ...

Japan is holding a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO ...

Sculptor Etsuro Sotoo on Friday became the first Japanese to be awarded the Ratzinger Prize by a Vatican City foundation for ...

A Sugi Pharmacy sign is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Yukiko Murata) TOKYO -- A major pharmacy chain in Japan and the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government has finalized its first major fiscal stimulus package -- worth 22 trillion yen ...

Ninety-seven filmmakers in Japan recently released a joint statement opposing discrimination against LGBTQ people and other ...

The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly plans to ask the national government to take measures against online slander and ...

Taisei Miyashiro hit the 64th-minute winner as Vissel Kobe saw off neighbors Gamba Osaka 1-0 to secure their second Emperor's ...

Ozeki Kotozakura and Hoshoryu are set for a final-day, head-to-head title showdown after both improved to 13-1 with solid ...

NAGANO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's Miho Takagi won the women's 1,000 meters Saturday at the speed skating World Cup in Nagano.