A 50-year-old man who was arrested after allegedly fatally stabbing a colleague at a law firm in Tokyo's bustling Ikebukuro ...

The Japanese government said Tuesday it has updated its disaster risk plan in the hope of reducing the estimated death toll ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of further increasing tariffs on imports from Japan, envisioning a ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 hit the Tokara Islands in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, an area that has ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept ...

Japan's government on Wednesday declined to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose even higher tariffs on ...

Bowls of cooked rice and rice balls -- essentials in typical Japanese meals -- are appearing less frequently on dining tables ...

Two male university students were arrested for allegedly shoplifting about 330,000 yen (approx. $2,280) worth of official ...

Students at Niigata University started a food bank to help classmates who don't have enough to eat. On June 24, they gave ...

Coco Gauff became just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the ...

The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time. King Charles III has accepted it's time to decommission the ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for July 2 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...