A man serving a life sentence for killing a girl in 2004 was handed a fresh arrest warrant Nov. 27 on suspicion of fatally ...

TOKYO -- The ringleaders in a series of recent burglaries mainly in the greater Japanese capital area used phone numbers with ...

The heart of parliamentary democracy lies in open debate, respect for diverse opinions, and a genuine effort to build ...

Fire trucks and ambulances rushed to the scene of a fire in this city's Susukino entertainment district on Nov. 26 after ...

A Japanese parent bereaved by the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash called on Tuesday for support for families of ai ...

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, which affect the respiratory tract, have hit a weekly record high in Japan, the National ...

The chief of the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office apologized to a former death row inmate at his home here on Nov.

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has been put under investigation as part of a broader probe into a corruption-related ...

The government of this east Japan city has started digitally distributing its semimonthly PR newsletter in 10 languages using ...

The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants began early Wednesday as a region on edge wondered whether it ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday as the yen's stronger tone and lingering concerns over tariff hikes by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump weighed on exporters. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the significant changes to Japan Railways (JR) group's special discount ...