With more young people turning away from traditional television, a revised Broadcasting Act was passed by Japan's National ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Sept. 7 to ...

Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is viewed by 27.7 percent of Liberal Democratic Party supporters as most ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is the top choice to lead the main opposition Constitutional Democratic ...

Rising star Onosato took another step toward ozeki promotion and his second Emperor's Cup with a dominant performance against ...

A Japanese national sports institution has halted its investigation into the relationship between the genes of top athletes ...

(AP) -- Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70. Tito was the ...

Nine candidates contesting the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s presidency in the Sept. 27 election recently attended ...

Hiroyuki Sanada on Sunday won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his starring role in the U.S.

Major sushi restaurant chain operator Kura Sushi Inc. will offer sushi dishes as well as cuisines of other countries on a 135 ...

The high court here has ruled that it was illegal for the Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo to deny its now former accommodations ...

Japan's over-65s hit a record high 36.25 million in 2024, up 20,000 from the previous year, while one in four people of the ...