The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito are struggling to secure 50 seats in the ...

Japan's major political parties are offering their visions for Japan in the decades ahead as they prepare for an upper house ...

TOKYO -- The high temperature in central Tokyo topped 35 degrees Celsius on July 7, marking the capital's first "extremely ...

A program reviewing Fuji TV's own response to the alleged sexual harassment of a former announcer by ex-personality Masahiro ...

Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara had a sluggish major league debut in the Washington Nationals' 6-4 loss to the Boston ...

China held a ceremony Monday to mark the 88th anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident that triggered the start of a ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Mongolia on July 6, where they will attend welcome events and visit a memoria ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between June 28 ...

With the return to power of U.S. President Donald Trump, who champions an America First policy, international order is being ...

Tokyo stocks ended lower Monday as investors cautiously waited for developments over U.S. tariffs after President Donald ...

The popular express train "Panda Kuroshio," designed with a panda theme, will continue to operate. This train runs between ...

The United States will be sending letters to about 100 small economies as the deadline looms for a 90-day pause on the ...