Cherry blossoms bloom over a snow-covered field in the village of Okura, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 1, 2025. Known as one of ...

A surge in the number of inbound tourists has led to unprecedented congestion at immigration control at Narita Airport here, ...

Japan's estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a new record low, government data showed Sunday, ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers questions readers may have about the rising price of rice balls in Japan, including four seaweed ...

A panel of experts under the Japanese Defense Ministry is considering a proposal to revise the current defense buildup plan, ...

The finance chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea warned Sunday of the ...

Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Sunday that Japan is not thinking of using its holdings of U.S. Treasurys as a ...

China on Sunday rejected Japan's claim that a Chinese coast guard helicopter entered its airspace near the Senkaku Islands in ...

The southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto has recently launched a two-day bus trip to tour 10 bronze statues depicting ...

Highly touted Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki finally picked up his first Major League Baseball win after allowing ...

Japan's undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue and American challenger Ramon Cardenas made weight Saturday ...