A new consumption tax exemption system for foreign visitors to Japan took effect Nov. 1. Under the new "refund system," ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between October 24 ...

A Hokkaido Shimbun reporter stationed in Russia's Far East remains in Russian custody on suspicion of espionage. There is ...

The Mizunami Fossil Museum in this central Japan city announced Oct. 30 that fossils of an animal with forked antlers, ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about how the Japanese government determines caps on ...

Japan Airlines Co. said Monday its net profit for the April-September period fell 42.2 percent from a year earlier to 39.07 ...

Tokyo stocks fell Monday, as investors took a risk-off stance ahead of the U.S. midterm elections and a Japanese holiday on ...

The Japanese government on Monday launched a new agency to oversee its response to disasters in the quake-prone country and ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's efforts to question last week's elections weakened Sunday as officials said the ...

President Donald Trump is closing out the final days of a turbulent midterm campaign with rallies in two states he has ...

Japan's Mao Shimada danced her way to claim her debut Grand Prix Series event at Skate Canada International on Sunday on th ...

A man accused of attempted murder after throwing firebombs at riot police outside Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...