The stabbings at a McDonald's restaurant here that left a 15-year-old girl dead have sent shockwaves throughout the area, and ...

The Yomiuri Giants said Monday they have agreed to a contract with two-time Central League saves leader Raidel Martinez.

A Japanese court on Monday sentenced a man to life in prison for his role in a robbery that led to the death of a 90-year-old ...

The head of MUFG Bank apologized on Monday over the alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) by a former ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel plans to leave his post in early January, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani is arranging a visit to Britain in January to discuss progress on the joint ...

Japan's Takumi Kanaya earned his U.S. PGA Tour card Sunday after holding onto third place in the fourth round o ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Dec. 7 and ...

A person in their 50s who identifies themselves as neither male nor female filed a petition to the Kyoto Family Court on Dec.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there's a balancing act between being prepared and ...

At Damascus' international airport, the new head of security -- one of the rebels who marched across Syria to the capital -- ...