The Mainichi Shimbun answers common questions readers may have about Japan's full-scale transition to the "My Number" health ...

Chemicals potentially harmful to human health, collectively known as PFAS, were detected in about 20 percent of tap water in ...

The Kanagawa Prefectural Government is poised to stop providing female police officers with uniform skirts, as they are ...

Eleven years after the tragedy, Hiromi's 56-year-old father Satoru Terawa shared his anguish at a victim support meeting held at Yokkaichi Kita Police Station in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito has come under suspicion that his campaign violated the Public Offices Election Act over a local PR ...

The Japanese government on Friday approved a 13.9 trillion yen ($92.6 billion) supplementary budget for the fiscal year ...

A central Japan town plans to put up new fences along a road in front of a Lawson convenience store offering scenic views of ...

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and politica ...

KUMAMOTO -- A total of 38 "confidential births," in which women with unplanned pregnancies give birth after only revealing ...

Major discount supermarket chain OK, based in the greater Tokyo area, opened its first store in west Japan's Kansai region on ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he will strive to build consensus across party lines as his minority ...

Over 3,000 employees of Toshiba Corp.'s group companies in Japan have applied for its early retirement program as part of the ...