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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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