In Japan, a cultural obsession with light skin dates back to the sixth century and using white powder imported from China ...

From 1941 to 1945, the men who enlisted in the U.S. military were trained to be warriors. When Lee Downing joined in June ...

When some friends learned my wife and I were having a baby, they were quick to warn: your window for travelling overseas is ...

An international wrestling veteran has announced their retirement for 2026, bringing to an end a three-decade career.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito are struggling to secure 50 seats in the ...

Japan plans to export used Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to strengthen the Philippines' maritime defense against China's ...

With much of the world's coral at risk of extinction, the University of Tokyo has launched a project to come to the rescue.

Scuba divers celebrated Tanabata, or the star festival, off the coast of Sado Island in central Japan on July 5. Tanabata is often celebrated by writing wishes onto slips of paper and hanging them on ...

Japan endured another day of a searing heatwave on Monday, with temperatures soaring to the highest this year in Tokyo and ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between June 28 ...