Tourists walked to a famous Japanese sightseeing island south of Tokyo on Wednesday by taking a route that emerges only at ...

YOKOHAMA -- Police in eastern Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture mistakenly arrested a Thai woman for not carrying her passport, failing to notice it inside a sanitary napkin in her possession, it has been ...

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has announced that Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be hospitalized in Tokyo on Tuesday for a ...

All residents in the zone from Mount Fuji to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, should evacuate in the event of a major volcanic eruption at Japan’s tallest peak, an expert ...

In western Japan, Himeji Castle is preparing to implement a dual-rate admission policy. Starting in March 2026, local ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between April 26 ...

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO; Chairman and CEO: ISHIGURO Norihiko; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) is set to host ...

A breathalyzer test showed the 31-year-old man's blood alcohol level was approximately three times the legal limit.