A deer collided with a train in this eastern Japan city bound for Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Oct. 22, leaving at least ...

The approval rate for the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stood at 64.4 percent, a Kyodo News survey showed ...

Japan's new education minister Yohei Matsumoto was one backer of a 2007 movie that cast doubt on the factuality of the ...

The power of artificial intelligence is being put to use in Japan for diverse purposes, from helping children at risk of ...

If you listen carefully, you can hear the noise of chocolate frogs flying through the air on the Hogwarts Express.

Tokyo stocks fell Thursday, weighed down by weak semiconductor and technology shares amid rekindled worries about U.S.-China ...

Fuku Amagawa is 102 years old and still works at her family's ramen restaurant, Ginkatei, in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture. She ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Oct. 23 to test your news knowledge.

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea said Thursday it tested the previous day an "important" and "cutting-edge" weapon system ...

Baseball could be in the midst of a Dodgers dynasty, a much-debated word reserved for teams achieving sweeping success.

The season's first snowcap was observed on Japan's tallest peak, Mt. Fuji, on Thursday, occurring 21 days later than an ...

Japan on Wednesday vowed continued support for Ukraine to address the impact of land mines, including training demining ...