A third-party panel investigating leaked personal information about a former local official who had accused Hyogo Gov.

Onosato was promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna on Wednesday, attaining the honor at a record pace after competing in ...

The Japanese government on Tuesday called on domestic universities to consider temporarily accepting students enrolled at U.S ...

Japan lost its status as the world's top creditor for the first time in 34 years, overtaken by Germany, even as its net ...

The Japanese government decided Tuesday to allocate 388.1 billion yen ($2.7 billion) from reserve funds for the current ...

A 37-year-old teacher at an elementary school in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, was handed disciplinary dismissal May 27 for ...

TOKYO -- Osaka Metro opened a special place called "calm down, cool down" spaces at Yumeshima Station in Osaka. The station ...

What system is part of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposing to introduce for foreign residents to improve the ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for May 28 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 20th home run of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cleveland ...

The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while ...

Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday morning, with the Nikkei index briefly climbing above 38,000 for the first time in two weeks, ...