The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about Japan's plan to raise medical service fees.

Japan will assess whether China's ban on exports of dual-use items covers rare earths, the top government spokesman said ...

The nuclear regulator said Wednesday that it must conduct its safety review of a nuclear power plant in central Japan again ...

Japan's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power ...

When Tomoko Nakamura entered high school in April 2024, she was confident about getting good grades, having consistently ...

A calico cat named Yontama was appointed Wednesday the third feline stationmaster of a local Japanese railway station, ...

HONG KONG (Kyodo) -- A limited-edition collaboration between a Japanese sushi chain and the manga sensation "Chiikawa" that ...

A 15-year-old boy has died here after being hit by a passenger car while it attempted to park outside a 7-Eleven convenience ...

Police have found a document analyzing a woman's personality and upbringing on the computer of a man claiming to practice ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday visited a historic site in Shanghai that once housed the Provisional ...

The Tokyo Fire Department held its annual New Year drills on Jan. 6 at Tokyo Big Sight in the capital's Koto Ward, with more ...

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries agreed in phone talks Wednesday to work closely on the situation in ...