Japan has now seen a long stretch of relentless price rises, leaving people struggling with high living costs. For the Oct.

A 75-year-old man was found dead with his legs and hands bound with adhesive tape at his home here on Oct. 16, and police are investigatin ...

Ahead of Japan's upcoming general election on Oct. 27, the Mainichi Shimbun carried out an opinion survey on Oct. 15 and 16, ...

Nearly 96% of university students scheduled to graduate in the spring of 2025 had received job offers from companies as of ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rieko Nakagawa, author of the long-selling picture book series featuring twin mice "Guri and Gura," has died ...

Laurent Tillie, who steered France to men's volleyball gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, is likely to be the new head coach ...

Japan reached the men's team sprint podium for the first time at the track cycling world championships Wednesday by beating ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged Thursday to bring back Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, but his ...

Capybara triplets were born at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in the city of Fukuoka and are growing well. Their adorable ...

Tokyo stocks ended lower Thursday, weighed down by caution over upcoming earnings reports and projections from major ...

Shohei Ohtani launched a three-run homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers that punctuated their 8-0 victory over the New York Mets ...

As official campaigning for Japan's general election began earlier this week, debate over the possibility of the country ...