A local government's decision to promote a bridge as the perfect spot for an Instagramable shot of Mt. Fuji has backfired, ...

Superconductivity, or power transmission with zero electrical resistance, may bring the Chuo Shinkansen maglev rail project ...

Police here are investigating an operation in which over 150 foreign nationals apparently worked illegally as delivery ...

A central Japan aquarium offers a rare glimpse of sea otters floating on their backs and using rocks like masterful chefs to ...

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple: find the seven differences between the two ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some 81 percent of people in Japan feel "more uneasy than hopeful" about U.S. President Donald Trump, who ...

T-4 training aircraft recently crashed into a large reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, about two minutes af ...

Seventy racing pigeons worth about 1.4 million yen (roughly $9,600) were stolen from a 73-year-old farmer in the city of ...

Japan and South Korea plan to set up dedicated entry lanes for tourists visiting each other's countries at four airports in ...

Machida Zelvia stopped second-place Kashiwa Reysol's 11-game unbeaten run in the J-League first division on Saturday, claimi ...

Nissan Motor Co. is considering closing two plants in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, as part of its restructuring plans, a ...

Since U.S.-brokered talks began in March, Ukraine's strategy has been to convince the Trump administration that Vladimir ...