With unrelenting rises in the prices of rice and other foods squeezing household budgets in Japan, the cost of lunch -- fuel ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the remains of overseas indigenous people kept by ...

While prolonged use of smartphones and other digital devices has long been linked to nearsightedness, a rare eye ailment is ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday his country needed to wean itself from U.S. dependence in such key ...

A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food.

TOKYO -- Gov. Yuriko Koike warned against "hate speech and tendencies toward exclusion," when asked about campaign ...

A new breed of exchange-traded funds in Japan aims to ride a push for corporate governance and value by buying into companies ...

Japan is concerned about China’s acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan’s southwestern areas.

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