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

Trouble between a passenger and a conductor aboard a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan ...

More than 30% of foreign residents in Saitama Prefecture have no idea where to take shelter in the event of a disaster, a ...

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 ...

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

As the international order based on the rule of law faces a crisis, a statement from Japan's leader expressing a strong ...

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

The Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, which opened April 13, offers a variety of foods, including dishes featuring Kobe beef. A ...

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

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

Some 57% of respondents to a recent Mainichi Shimbun survey did not support the government and ruling party's plan to give ...