The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed Tuesday on the start of discussions to pave the way for key security pacts, ...

A music festival held in this southwestern Japan city on Showa Day on April 29 took visitors back in time with a series of ...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Railfans will have a rare chance to get up close and personal with the recently retired "Doctor Yellow" ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the "flying cars" being demonstrated at Expo 2025 ...

TOKYO -- The Eiken Foundation of Japan has started a new English test level. It is called "Grade Pre-2 Plus." This new test ...

Rice in Japan's supermarkets hit a record-high average of 4,220 yen including tax (some $30) for 5 kilograms over April 14 to ...

Shota Imanaga pitched five-plus scoreless innings and Seiya Suzuki went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer as the Chicago Cubs took ...

Japan's industrial output fell 1.6 percent in fiscal 2024 from the previous year, down for the third straight year, due in ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said a second round of talks with the United States over its higher duties ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday expressed his support for stateless descendants of Japanese nationals left behind in ...

Vietnam on Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the United States and the formation of t ...