Fukushima Prefectural Police will launch a program in fiscal 2026 to play specific recorded messages inside supermarkets and ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Feb. 28 to test your news knowledge.

The city of Kurayoshi lies in central Tottori Prefecture, on the west coast of Japan. From Tokyo, the journey there takes ...

The city of Kyoto plans to start a new bus fare system with lower prices for local people and higher prices for tourists.

A manga platform run by the major Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc. allowed an author to produce works under a different ...

The former mayor of a seaside city southwest of Tokyo has been referred to prosecutors for violating Japan's local autonomy ...

Japanese supermarket chain Daiei Inc. said Friday it will change its brand name of all its stores in the greater Tokyo area ...

A group of Kyoto University students defied university rules this week to display their signs and works of visual art just ...

An endearing image of a Japanese macaque called Punch hugging an orangutan stuffed toy tightly has captured the world's ...

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continues to demolish tanks emptied by the release of treated radioactive w ...

A bell regarded as a symbol of friendship between New Zealand and Japan was stolen from a Japanese-style garden in Au ...

Which prefecture was ranked as Japan's top desired relocation destination for the second consecutive year in 2025?