The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the new Japanese passports featuring significantly ...

A series of six surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to examine the causes of the surge ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning Wednesday for the country's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.8 ...

Japan on Wednesday logged a record high temperature of 41.2 C in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, the weather agency said.

A tsunami warning after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday prompted ...

Japan's ruling and opposition forces agreed Wednesday to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate by passing a bill through ...

Following the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s crushing defeat in the House of Councillors election, calls for Prime Minister ...

Over 10,000 people in Japan were taken to hospital due to heat-related illnesses over the course of a week in July, marking ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory Wednesday for the country's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.0 ...

A record 40.5 percent of fathers with infants in Japan took paternity leave in 2024, climbing for the 12th straight year and ...

Forty-seven beaches operated in 17 municipalities in eastern Japan's Chiba Prefecture were closed July 30 after a magnitude 8 ...

The government on Wednesday disciplined Japan's top admiral and 92 other Maritime Self-Defense Force officers over ...