Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1974 asked about the possibility of drawing the Chinese military toward the ...

Ozeki Kotozakura pulled out of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday with right knee ligament damage requiring three ...

Moldovans head to the polls Sunday to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election fraught with claims of Russian interfer ...

Japanese pika, small animals that live only in high mountains in Hokkaido, are getting ready for winter on Mount Kurodake.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- South Korea's president has asked President Donald Trump to become "a peacemaker" and use his ...

Seiya Suzuki became the third Japanese player to hit 30 home runs in a Major League Baseball season on Friday, reaching the ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 27 to test your news knowledge.

The first single malt Japanese whisky crafted in Kumamoto Prefecture is set to debut in October, and to celebrate the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier. The ...

What is the maximum penalty for riding a bicycle under the influence of alcohol in Japan under the revised Road Traffic Act?

"The notion that reinforced concrete apartment residents can't use evacuation centers is incorrect," said Masaki Tanaka, ...

The Okayama Prefecture city of Setouchi is famous for its olives, oysters, and Mediterranean climate, and the surrounding ...