The oldest movie theater in Hokkaido has gotten a new mascot cat after its predecessor passed away of old age. The third ...

Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 11 people ...

Just days after narrowly missing her first tournament championship since 2021, four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka said ...

On a sunny day in late November last year, a man in blue workwear pushed a seeder across a field on the outskirts of this ...

Eight students were injured Friday in a hammer attack at a university campus in the suburbs of Tokyo, according to police.

A series of Japanese paintings mainly depicting the misery of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima will be displayed at a g ...

A group of men have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle some 160 kilograms of gold bullion, worth an estimated 1.5 ...

Tokyo topped the rankings of Japan's 47 prefectures in terms of the amount of spending money adults have, followed by ...

While it is best to avoid driving during heavy snow, there are situations where traveling by car is unavoidable. The Mainichi ...

Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the pop idol group SMAP who is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has apologized ...

TOKYO -- The price of vegetables remains high in Japan, with cabbage -- a popular accompaniment to "tonkatsu" fried pork ...

Heavy snow fell in areas of northern and western Japan facing the Sea of Japan on Friday, disrupting bullet train services ...