Four people were left unconscious after a fishing vessel with 13 aboard capsized following a collision with a cargo ship off ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. told nuclear regulators on Monday that it will push back the planned commercial ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he wants to delay his highly anticipated visit to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese ...

The war in the Middle East raged on multiple fronts Monday, as the U.S. and Israel pummeled military targets in Iran's ...

In Japan, it is not uncommon to see community disaster manuals stating, "Women are responsible for cooking" in times of such emergencies. In areas stricken by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between March 7 ...

A protest march calling for the protection of the rights of foreign workers in Japan and opposing discrimination and ...

Cherry trees came into bloom in the cities of Kofu, Gifu and Kochi on Monday, ahead of other parts of Japan, the local ...

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Japan Airlines (JAL) now allows flight attendants and ground staff to wear sneakers instead of high-heeled shoes called pumps. The ...

A major Japanese oil company said Monday it will reduce its production of ethylene, a petrochemical used to make plastics, as the eff ...

World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start another season opener for the Los Angeles Dodgers, just like he did last year w ...