A video appearing to show a male student assaulting another male student at a Tochigi Prefecture high school was posted on X ...

In her first press conference of the year on Jan. 5, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed her determination to ...

An international team including the National Cancer Center Japan analyzed trends in early-onset cancers diagnosed in 44 ...

The Japanese government is considering submitting a revised regional transportation bill to the next regular Diet session as ...

A court fined Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue 700,000 yen ($4,470) for negligent driving resulting in injury after she rear-en ...

Sextortion, where individuals are threatened after sending their own sexually explicit images or videos through social media, ...

Bullet train services in western Japan were halted due to a power outage triggered by strong earthquakes that shook Shimane ...

Foreign-language babysitting services for foreign tourists are beginning to take off in Japan, driven by demand among wealthy ...

According to Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.'s 2025 survey, what were the most popular baby names for girls and boys in Japan ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Jan. 6 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai expressed his hopes of winning the World Series with the Houston Astros as he was officially ...

Speed skater Wataru Morishige will be one of Japan's two flagbearers at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter ...