Newly declassified Russian government documents have revealed a new series of Japanese killings of Koreans in multiple ...

At least two people are feared dead and others remain missing in southwestern Japan on Monday as torrential rains batter the ...

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) -- The Moomins, Finland's most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday ...

Japan's farm minister on Monday urged the South Korean foreign minister to scrap restrictions on Japanese seafood impo ...

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto battled past world champion Wang Chuqin of China 11-9, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-13, 11-4 to win the WTT ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Aug. 11 issued heavy rain emergency warnings for parts of southwestern Japan's ...

TOKYO -- Actor Fumi Nikaido, 30, and Kazlaser, 41, from the comedy duo "Maple Chogoukin," announced via their respective ...

An eastern Japan prefecture's quality certification system for public toilets to boost cleanliness and reassure visitors ha ...

A project run by a junior college in Fukuoka to create free photo portraits of elderly people has entered its eighth year, ...

Japanese heavy electric machinery supplier Meidensha Corp. has developed a gaming app to make learning about sewage treatment ...

Ichiro Suzuki paused at times to collect his thoughts and placed his hand on his heart as he spoke thoughtfully about what it ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between August 2 ...