A 17-year-old passenger in a car being driven by a 16-year-old student without a license died after suffering severe injuries ...

Former WBA super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka will fight a world title rematch on New Year's Eve against Argentine boxer ...

Japanese railway operator East Japan Railway Co. and entertainment company Shochiku Co. said Monday they have agreed to ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Typhoon Man-yi left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed scores of houses and ...

The leaders of the Group of 20 economies will kick off a two-day meeting on Monday in Brazil to tackle a range of global cha ...

A proposal by Yamanashi Prefecture to build a light rail connection to the fifth station on Mt. Fuji has been given up amid ...

A drunk passenger was shut inside the last train of the day on a Nagoya subway line and remained there for about five hours ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Nov. 9 and ...

Starting in the 2025 school year, summer break will be extended by four days at all 38 public elementary and junior high ...

The Shigarakicho district of Koka, Shiga Prefecture, is famous for its production of Shigaraki pottery. Snake ornaments are ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba missed a group photo session at the APEC summit in Peru's capital of Lima, with the ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un renewed his call for a "limitless" expansion of his military ...