By Michael Schiffer The following is a contribution to the Mainichi Shimbun from Michael Schiffer, who served as assistant ...

The International Crime Division of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) on July 24 referred a 39-year-old woman to ...

During all the decades of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, which has been one of the closest security partnerships anywhere ...

TOKYO -- More than 200 observation spots across Japan recorded an "extremely hot day," denoting days when the mercury hits 35 ...

Australia and Britain signed a new 50-year treaty on Saturday to cement the existing trilateral AUKUS nuclear submarine ...

July 26 marks 80 years since the 1945 Potsdam Declaration, in which the United States, Britain and China called on Japan to ...

"May I put in my two cents?" A social media post that opens like this, responding to a controversial suggestion Japan should ...

If Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns soon, the move could herald political turmoil in Japan, as no decisive winner ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about why some people in Japan have called for ...

J-League football club Vissel Kobe said their friendly against Spanish champions Barcelona will go ahead on Sunday as ...

Reflecting on his journey to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Ichiro Suzuki said choosing the difficult path meant he confronted ...

The scenes of otters playing in slidelike water channels once disappeared at Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture, but can ...