The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about women freezing their egg cells in preparation for ...

A food bank launched in April by students at Niigata University distributed foodstuffs to struggling fellow students for the ...

Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, with the Nikkei index climbing above the 40,000 line for the first time in five months ...

That's the marketing message of Sanseito, a new right-wing populist party in Japan known for its stance against immigrants ...

For decades, Japan's defense spending remained around 1% of GDP. Just two and a half years ago, at the end of 2022, the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing criticism from within his own party over his last-minute decision to skip a NATO ...

Hokkaido University's chemistry department has permitted several associate professors -- who had previously complained of ...

Clayton Kershaw struck out five to inch closer to 3,000, Shohei Ohtani hit his 28th home run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

Russia's ambassador to Japan will attend an annual peace ceremony commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in the ...

A bear wandered onto the grounds of Yamagata Airport in northeastern Japan on Thursday, prompting the closure of its runway ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will introduce a new overnight limited express train set to run between the Tokyo ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured its lowest number of seats ever in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on ...