Trouble between a passenger and a conductor aboard a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan ...

A temporary enclosure featuring a printed photo backdrop of Shibuya Station from around 1955 has been installed behind the ...

Summer heat in the 2060s to 2080s will hit levels where school club activities involving intense exercise should be canceled ...

The Japanese government is eyeing a legislative amendment that would gradually increase school teachers' salaries starting in 2026, but one w ...

Ruling party officials considering cash benefits to offset high consumer prices in Japan have raised the idea of providing the benefits in th ...

Major non-life insurance companies Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co. are expected to merge in April 2027. With net prem ...

Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto died at a hospital in this western Japan city April 15 after being found unconscious the previous day. He w ...

More than 30% of foreign residents in Saitama Prefecture have no idea where to take shelter in the event of a disaster, a prefectural gover ...

Support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet hovered at 24% in a weekend public opinion poll conducted by the Mainichi ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between April 5 ...

All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the first time ...

As the international order based on the rule of law faces a crisis, a statement from Japan's leader expressing a strong ...