outside the Diet building on Monday, police and ambulance services said. "We are now investigating his motivation," a police spokesman said. "The injured man was taken to hospital immediately," said a ...

In near-future Tokyo, a mysterious, upside-down city suddenly appears in the sky. A tower stretching from the city connects to the National Diet Building, forming the demonic tower known as the ...

Bit of a political buff? Educate yourself on the inner workings of Japanese democracy with a tour of the National Diet Building, the centre of political activity in Japan. There are two 60-minute ...

The National Diet building is seen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in this file photo. (Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi) TOKYO -- A proposed legal amendment that would allow permanent residence permits to be ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about the National Diet Library, where ruling and opposition party executives reportedly ･･･ ...

The National Diet Building marked the 85th anniversary of its completion on Nov. 7. Were it to be likened to a mere mortal, I would describe it as a well-preserved senior citizen in their mid-80s ...

An estimated 4,000 people protested around the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 31 ... Abe was fatally shot in Nara in July. The suspected gunman in the attack is believed to have held a grudge ...

The National Diet building is seen in this file photo. (MainichiMasahiro Kawata) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold one-on-one debates with opposition leaders from 3 p.m. on ...