We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 11 ...

It is this Japanese city, not Tokyo, that reigns supreme for food tourists, both for its agricultural dominance and its many ...

Japan's core machinery orders rose 3.4% in November from the previous month to beat analysts' forecast, government data ...

The waterfront area of Chuo Ward in Japan's capital is crowded with office buildings and condo towers. Near the mouth of the ...

The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their ...

Girl group Twice’s first subunit MiSaMo has wrapped up its inaugural dome tour “Haute Couture” in Japan. The tour drew a ...

Two thousand fans piled into their seats at Stanford University's baseball stadium in Palo Alto, filling the grandstands and ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly ...

Japan's foreign minister said on Friday he would highlight the economic and national security value that the United States' ...

The 45-year-old actress-baker saw massive success with her first slew of pop-ups last year in Japan and is back to sell her ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.

He wears a black bodysuit and a white mask, speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his ...