The next edition of this puzzle, "Meet your match? Spot the difference #127," will be published on Oct. 6. Click/tap here for ...

A former executive in charge of international broadcasts at NHK who resigned after a Chinese staffer said the ...

Shigeru Ishiba, who will be Japan's next prime minister after winning his party's leadership vote on Friday, is a seasoned ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's fund management body donated a total of 100 million yen (approx. $700,000) to the Liberal ...

Iwao Hakamada is believed to be the world’s longest-serving inmate given a death sentence. An 88-year-old man believed to be ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Sept. 14 ...

Cats are a big part of Japan's "kawaii" (cute) culture. Perhaps the most obvious example of this phenomenon is Hello Kitty, ...

The nine candidates vying to become prime minister have been differentiated by their stances on a law requiring married ...

Shigeru Ishiba, 67, is a senior member of Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and an intellectual heavyweight ...

A February survey by the Mainichi Shimbun showed Kamikawa in second place behind former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba. Surveys conducted by TV Asahi, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television ...

As candidates vie for the role of prime minister, the debate over surnames has become symbolic of Japan's appetite for reform ...

In 2020, the Supreme Court sided with the district court and ordered a new trial. According to The Mainichi Shimbun, one of ...