It has emerged that graduates of special needs schools were excluded from the population of 18-year-olds used to calculate ...

The Kanagawa Prefectural Government on Dec. 22 initiated a program allowing people who have been in contact with measles ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers common reader questions about Japan's system for verifying whether people seeking or working in ...

With a significant increase in black bear sightings in Japan, collisions between the animal and vehicles or trains have ...

The Japanese government is considering charging visiting foreigners a fee of about 2,000 yen ($13) to 3,000 yen for a planned ...

The number of Hyogo Prefectural Police officers who faced disciplinary action in 2025 reached a total of 48, the highest ...

Reservation systems for major Japanese carriers Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. resumed on the morning of Dec.

Prosecutors on Tuesday sought a 10-year prison sentence for a Japanese film director accused of sexually assaulting two ...

President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as the U.S. Coast Guard ...

The yen briefly strengthened to the upper 155 level against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday on growing concern over a possible ...

Kansei Matsuzawa became an instant star this year, with game-tying and game-winning field goals in a 23-20 victory win over ...