At Koga Falls in the city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, the water flowing down the falls has frozen completely again this year ...

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

The Japanese government is considering not attending the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer.

With 70 days to go until the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, some parts of the Japan Pavilion were unveiled to the ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...

Taisuke Mibae, deputy head of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, enters the foreign ministry in the capital on Jan. 24 ...

Tourism numbers are sky-high in Japan. The country saw record numbers of travelers throughout 2024, and government officials ...

Police have arrested two persons on the charge of defrauding people by luring them with promises of attractive salaries and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...

This photo, taken Jan. 16, 2025, shows the front pages of the morning editions of the day's Japanese newspapers reporting ...

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday that tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, ...