There were 213 cases of deaths in the Japanese capital's 23 wards that were believed to have been caused by the improper use ...

Olympic gold medal-winning fencer Koki Kano became Japan's first epee world champion with a 10-9 overtime win against Hungary ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between July 19 ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The latest animated film adaptation of the popular manga "Demon Slayer" surpassed 10 billion yen ($67.7 ...

The approval ratings of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet rose 5 percentage points from last month to 29% in a weekend ...

The "Ama no Daiyaei" event, in which female divers swim in the sea at night carrying torches, took place on July 19 in the ...

Achieving equal numbers of men and women in legislative bodies is known as "parity," a term derived from the French word ...

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday reiterated his intention to stay on as he sought support from ...

Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyogyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the ...

Japanese police on Monday renewed calls for information about a French woman who disappeared seven years ago during a tri ...

Tokyo stocks fell Monday as semiconductor-related shares dropped sharply on concerns over weakening chip demand, while ...

Typhoon Co-may has regained strength off Okinawa since being downgraded to a tropical depression over the weekend, according ...