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

Uneasiness among Japanese residents in China may accelerate a shift away from the country following a series of incidents ...

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

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

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the recent increase in the percentage of men in ...

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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 ...

The Chugoku Shimbun, The Mainichi Shimbun, the Hiroshima city government, Hiroshima-based RCC Broadcasting Co. and Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK). One organization and 27 individuals took the ...

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

Based in Richmond, Virginia, Katrina is a mother of two daughters and is currently career switching from government ...

The latest opinion poll results show that Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership election is largely a three-way ...