A single 25-year-old needs a minimum of just under 300,000 yen (about $2,030) to live a modest but ordinary life in the ...

Article and photos by Damian Flanagan The City of Bilbao, the capital of the Basque Country in the north of Spain, is a place ...

During all the decades of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, which has been one of the closest security partnerships anywhere ...

If Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns soon, the move could herald political turmoil in Japan, as no decisive winner ...

By Michael Schiffer The following is a contribution to the Mainichi Shimbun from Michael Schiffer, who served as assistant ...

Sorato Shimizu set an under-18 world record in the men's 100-meter sprint on Saturday, clocking 10.00 seconds at Japan's ...

TOKYO -- More than 200 observation spots across Japan recorded an "extremely hot day," denoting days when the mercury hits 35 ...

The Jinpukaku mansion based on the French Renaissance style is seen in the city of Tottori, April 4, 2023. It was designed by ...

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple: find the seven differences between the two ...

A man sustained minor injuries after another man sprayed a foreign substance in his face at JR Osaka Station during the ...

July 26 marks 80 years since the 1945 Potsdam Declaration, in which the United States, Britain and China called on Japan to ...