Despite the widespread use of online shopping, consumer complaints related to TV shopping remain persistent, with a growing ...

A 2026 calendar featuring images of children still suffering health effects from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Dec. 6 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

Police have arrested four men who allegedly directed a robbery last year in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, and are probing their ...

Japan are set to play the Netherlands, Tunisia and a European qualifier in the 2026 World Cup group stage following the ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the suspension order on Japanese flying squid ...

Surrounded by lush green mountains and the calm waters of the famous Seto Inland Sea, the city of Mihara in Hiroshima ...

South Korea's ambassador to Japan on Friday urged Tokyo to make more efforts to narrow differences between the two neighbors ...

A French restaurant in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is now serving dishes made with bear meat. This is because more brown bears are ...

A powerful earthquake that has a high chance of occurring beneath Tokyo and nearby areas within the next few decades could ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise its benchmark interest rate from 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent, the highest level in 30 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday held her first dinner with colleagues outside official premises since ...