The city of Choshi in Chiba Prefecture is famous for its production of melons. Various varieties, such as the region's ...

The Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on June 8 conducted one of Japan's largest live-fire training exercises in Shizuoka ...

An explosion occurred Monday near the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, ...

Tokyo stocks rose Monday as buying of tech shares helped the Nikkei index close above the key 38,000 line, but further gains ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for June 9 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced June 9 that the Tokai region in central Japan's Pacific Ocean side, as well as the ...

Ayaka Furue led the Japanese contingent with a fourth-place finish Sunday as Jennifer Kupcho of the United States cla ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Monday to build stable bilateral ...

TOKYO -- A new study found that almost 90% of workers in Japan still feel worried about work even after they go home. The ...

Japan's current account surplus rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier to 2.26 trillion yen ($15.6 billion) in April, remaining ...

Japan's top tariff negotiator is arranging a visit to the United States later this week for a sixth round of ...

Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 0.2 percent in January to March, revised up from the preliminary report but still ...