Most foreigners working at Japanese convenience stores are international students, many of whom have only recently arrived in ...

The city of Naruto in west Japan's Tokushima Prefecture will make school trips for municipal elementary and junior high ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Feb. 7 and ...

The plum blossoms at Hiraoka Park's plum grove in the city of Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, have begun to bloom, heralding ...

Two U.S. Marines based in western Japan are suspected of breaking into restaurants in Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district and steali ...

Japan has been beset by high rice prices for months, with a 5-kilogram bag selling for an average of 4,188 yen (approx. $27) ...

Over 90% of physicians deny the scientific efficacy of nonstandard cancer treatments not covered by public medical insurance, ...

In a shuttered school north of Tokyo, office workers assemble cardboard houses in minutes, part of a travel agency's effort ...

President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebui ...

The Japanese government is considering upgrading its free and open Indo-Pacific strategy, its top spokesperson said Monday, ...

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi won her second bronze medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday when she finished third ...

Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy ...