A man has been thanked by police here for preventing an elderly woman from being defrauded despite the would-be victim's ...

Mako Komuro, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino (Fumihito) and Crown Princess Kiko, has given birth to her first ...

The Japanese government has started selling its stockpiled rice through negotiated contracts in an effort to curb the rising ...

A golfer with hearing difficulties representing Japan in the upcoming Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics international games saw his life ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator said Friday that he and U.S. Cabinet members agreed in their talks that they are making ...

From floating houses to transport tunnels, 10 elementary school students offered imaginative and unique ideas on disaster ...

A group of Zainichi Korean women met in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on May 21. These women came from Utoro in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture ...

The Tokyo High Court recently ordered the Tokyo metropolitan and national governments to pay compensation in a lawsuit ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, who assumed his position in April, contributed an opinion piece to the Mainichi ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for May 30 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

Japanese golfer Rio Takeda grabbed a share of the lead with a 4-under 68 in the first round of the U.S. Women's Open at Eri ...