The annual National High School Baseball Championship is kicking off Aug. 5 at the famed Koshien stadium in Hyogo Prefecture ...

Close to 60% of cases of abuse targeting elderly people that were confirmed by local governments across Japan in fiscal 2023 ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) has revised its schedule for decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear ...

Japan on Tuesday recorded a new national record temperature of 41.8 C in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, exceeding the previous ...

Bandai Co.'s digital pet Tamagotchi, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026, is experiencing a new wave of ...

Drought brought by a heatwave and light rainfall this summer have adversely affected rice plants, orchard trees, vegetables ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce Tuesday a major shift in rice policy -- from curbing output to boosting it -- ...

U.S. customs guidance released Monday does not include a stipulation that imports from Japan already subject to tariffs of 15 ...

A) Free overnight accommodation and meals B) Tap water, toilets, and temporary resting places C) Emergency cash loans and ...

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday morning, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street spurred by optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Aug. 5 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

A small island in Hakata Bay in southwest Japan has opened a convenience store, becoming the first of 10 inhabited islands in ...