The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about Osprey transport aircraft being deployed in ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said Monday that he will aim for some kind of trade agreement with the ...

Compared with other developed countries, Japan often gets a bad reputation for crimes related to sexual harassment including ...

Diverse popular opinion at times offers a certain direction through the lens of an election. In the latest House of ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between July 12 ...

The opposition party Sanseito made a strong showing in the July 20 House of Councillors election in both constituency and ...

An American-born linguist who acquired Japanese nationality two years ago is concerned about the trend that was recently seen ...

The DPFP maintained the momentum it gained by quadrupling its seats in the previous lower house election. Its campaign ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States looks forward to working closely with Japan in a bilateral alliance that has "never ...

This came in response to the surge in online searches following the United Kingdom's move to leave the European Union due to ...

A record 42 women won seats in Japan's House of Councillors election on Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 35 set in ...

New yokozuna Onosato scored a bounce-back win over komusubi Takayasu at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, as ...