A minibus pulls out of the garage and heads north along National Route 151 next to the JR Iida Line in central Japan. At the ...

Many dating app operators in Japan have been reluctant to require people using their services to prove they are single ...

The Japanese government is eyeing a legislative amendment that would gradually increase school teachers' salaries starting in 2026, but one w ...

A temporary enclosure featuring a printed photo backdrop of Shibuya Station from around 1955 has been installed behind the ...

Ruling party officials considering cash benefits to offset high consumer prices in Japan have raised the idea of providing the benefits in th ...

Major non-life insurance companies Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co. are expected to merge in April 2027. With net prem ...

Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto died at a hospital in this western Japan city April 15 after being found unconscious the previous day. He w ...

Summer heat in the 2060s to 2080s will hit levels where school club activities involving intense exercise should be canceled ...

An attorney in Japan is calling for a legal revision as current laws in the country provide minimal help to women deceived by ...

Support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet hovered at 24% in a weekend public opinion poll conducted by the Mainichi ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between April 5 ...

All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the first time ...