The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a "half-cracked" scenario for a predicted megaquake ...

It's a cold and drizzly October day, but the atmosphere is warm and lively inside the second-grade classroom at Takasaki ...

A Mie Prefectural Assembly member has revealed that she has received death threats after calling for equipping public ...

At least a third of the boys and half of the girls in one class at a national elementary school here had been involved in ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested without a warrant on suspicion of abandoning a high school student's corpse at his home in the ...

Cooperation between Japan and the United States is critical for maintaining stability in Asia. However, concerns have arisen ...

Japanese X (formerly Twitter) was recently abuzz with stories about unexpected periods -- a reality for many women -- with ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nuclear deterrence should not be the "final form of security," a Japanese forum said Monday in its ...

Seven people were injured but conscious after a car barreled through a busy area of downtown Nagoya, central Japan, on ...

Japan's new food supply emergency measures law took effect on Tuesday, allowing the government to instruct farmers to submit ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China said Tuesday it has launched military drills around Taiwan that serve as a "stern warning and ...

The United States on Monday renewed pressure on Japan to increase its imports of American automobiles and other products, ...