An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck southwestern Japan on Monday, with no immediate reports of injury or ...

A man recently died after falling from a shopping center in the heart of the Japanese capital, in the process injuring a man ...

Rie Tajiri, owner of Tajiri Thin Section Lab in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, carefully grinds down a glass slide-mounted ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 4 and ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to subsidize up to 100,000 yen (about $640) for the cost of painless delivery, ...

Police arrested a former chancellor of Tokyo Women's Medical University on Monday over alleged breach of trust in relation to ...

A man has been confirmed dead after reportedly falling from the Shibuya Parco shopping center in Japan's capital on the ...

The accumulation of multiple human errors can occur. To prevent accidents, it is essential to establish systems that ensure ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...

For foreign women who moved to Japan to work as technical intern trainees, taking maternity leave has rarely been a realistic ...

Lone yokozuna Terunofuji dug deep for his first victory of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, forcing out stubborn ...