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

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one person dead and sent at least 10 to hospitals Monday and heavily ...

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

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

At least two people are feared dead and others remain missing in southwestern Japan on Monday as torrential rains batter the ...

TOKYO -- Actor Fumi Nikaido, 30, and Kazlaser, 41, from the comedy duo "Maple Chogoukin," announced via their respective ...

Newly declassified Russian government documents have revealed a new series of Japanese killings of Koreans in multiple ...

An eastern Japan prefecture's quality certification system for public toilets to boost cleanliness and reassure visitors ha ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Aug. 11 issued heavy rain emergency warnings for parts of southwestern Japan's ...

A project run by a junior college in Fukuoka to create free photo portraits of elderly people has entered its eighth year, ...

Japanese heavy electric machinery supplier Meidensha Corp. has developed a gaming app to make learning about sewage treatment ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between August 2 ...