Japanese authorities have urged 1.2 million residents to limit water use. This is due to unstable ground and leaking sewage ...

Japan Post Co. has lowered delivery subcontractor penalties again after the Fair Trade Commission deemed certain amounts ...

Otaru, a northern Japanese city in Hokkaido, has deployed security guards to address repeated instances of unruly behaviour ...

The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson have resigned over a widening ...

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s male-only imperial succession rule should be revised from gender-equality perspecti ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 18 ...

Police in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 23 sent papers to prosecutors on two men on suspicion of violating copyrights by ...

"A detailed discussion on investment opportunities in Madhya Pradesh was held during a meeting with Mr. Yuji Fukasawa, ...

Culture minister Rosanna Law enjoys Lam Tsuen wishing tree tradition on first day of Lunar New Year, as Airport Authority ...

Last year's record summer heat and heavy rain ruined crops, driving up the cost of the leafy green in what media have dubbed ...

Set to be the largest of their kind, Japan’s new heavy lift and cable laying vessels are meant to boost offshore wind ...