A nonprofit Korean organization here has sent a letter of protest to minor opposition party Sanseito after its leader Sohei ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the Japanese government's minimum wage council ...

Japan is on track to achieve its target of boosting defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product in the next two ...

The leaders of Japan and the European Union are slated to hold a summit in Tokyo on Wednesday to further strengthen their ...

Shoshi Maekawa, 60, has been acquitted in a retrial over the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in the city of Fukui.

This year's Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival recently came to a close after 15 days of festivities, during which men dressed in traditional ...

Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies said Friday that the global economy is facing ...

New yokozuna Onosato brushed aside rank-and-file opponent Kinbozan to tie for first place at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament ...

About 10 citizens recently staged a protest along National Route 50 in this eastern Japan city in response to repeated ...

Soil collected in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex was transported to central Tokyo ...

Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run shot for his 26th home run and a National League-leading 80th RBI as the Chicago Cubs beat the ...

Ichika Kajimoto won Japan's first gold medal at the aquatics world championships in Singapore on Saturday after finishing top ...