A floating lantern ceremony was held to mourn the 520 people killed in a 1985 Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo jet crash in this ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about Nissan Motor Co.'s planned closure of a major car ...

Japan's key stock indexes ended at all-time highs on Tuesday, with the Nikkei index soaring over 2 percent, boosted by easing ...

A 63-meter plunge waterfall, the tallest of its kind in Yamagata Prefecture, is being illuminated each night, captivating ...

China said Monday evening it handles the unauthorized entry into its territorial waters by foreign military vessels ...

The steady passing of aging relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash has been sad to watch for ...

Torrential rain continued to trigger floods and landslides in southwestern Japan, disrupting transportation during the summer ...

The Nikkei stock index surged over 1,000 points to a new intraday high Tuesday morning in Tokyo amid eased concerns over U.S.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a three-day visit to the United States from Aug. 24 to meet President Donald ...

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition on Aug. 11 announced that a total of 18,095,703 tickets to the Osaka Expo ...

What is one new security feature of Japanese passports issued since March 2025? A) A microchip embedded in the passport cover ...

A fluffy robot pet equipped with artificial intelligence has proven to be a hit in Japan, as it develops its own personality ...