A western gorilla was born at Kyoto City Zoo here on Nov. 24, the first such birth at the facility in six years.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 hit Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Tuesday, but no tsunami ...

A Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare research team has announced the five-year survival rates for people diagnosed with ...

A car rammed into pedestrians in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Monday, with two people showing no vital signs and several others ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has ruled that a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.

An elementary school run by Tokyo's Nakano Ward falsely reported to the ward education board that a female teacher who had ...

Japan on Tuesday rebuffed China's claim that it can take military action against nations defeated in World War II based on ...

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

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani announced Monday he will play for defending champion Japan at the 2026 ...

The Japanese government established a new organization on Tuesday to review its subsidies and taxation as part of Prime ...

Thailand's police said Monday they obtained an arrest warrant for a woman suspected of forcing her 12-year-old Thai daughter ...

At Narita International Airport, there is a shop that has become a sanctuary for travelers with broken suitcases. The shop's ...