Senior Tokyo police and prosecutors visited a cemetery in Yokohama Aug. 25 and apologized at the grave of a former adviser to ...

Yokozuna Onosato performed in front of a sell-out crowd Monday in Kanazawa, the capital of his native Ishikawa Prefecture, ...

A former secretary of Japanese politician Koichi Hagiuda, who served as policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

Japan produced several bright moments but were ultimately outclassed 42-14 by Ireland in their opening Pool C contest ...

In a nationwide opinion survey conducted Aug. 23 and 24 by the Mainichi Shimbun, 43% of respondents said Prime Minister ...

A 3-year-old girl died Aug. 24 in a fall from the sixth floor of an apartment building here after she apparently climbed over ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between August 16 ...

Japanese golfer Mao Saigo finished third and compatriot Akie Iwai placed fourth at the CPKC Women's Open won by local f ...

A former local assembly member won Sunday's Yonaguni mayoral election after a campaign dominated by the issue of the ...

Opponents and supporters of migrants faced off in angry confrontations at demonstrations held around Britain over the holiday ...

Strong winds and heavy rain whipped southern China's Hainan island and nearby parts of Guangdong province on Sunday, as ...

Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he believed wronged him. He now ...