The Mainichi Shimbun answers common questions readers may have about Japan's full-scale transition to the "My Number" health ...

A 23-year-old man was convicted of dangerous driving and sentenced to eight years in prison on Nov. 28 for causing a 2021 ...

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito has come under suspicion that his campaign violated the Public Offices Election Act over a local PR ...

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and politica ...

The yen soared to a one-month high in the upper 149 level against the U.S. dollar Friday as higher-than-expected inflation ...

The Japanese government on Friday approved a 13.9 trillion yen ($92.6 billion) supplementary budget for the fiscal year ...

A central Japan town plans to put up new fences along a road in front of a Lawson convenience store offering scenic views of ...

Hitam, a lively black-and-white stray cat has been spayed and returned to the loving arms of Alvin, a parking attendant in ...

Chemicals potentially harmful to human health, collectively known as PFAS, were detected in about 20 percent of tap water in ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he will strive to build consensus across party lines as his minority ...

A Steller's sea eagle with the nickname "the grandma of Mount Yamamoto" flew to the mountain in the city of Nagahama, Shiga ...

KUMAMOTO -- A total of 38 "confidential births," in which women with unplanned pregnancies give birth after only revealing ...