We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between July 26 ...

A dog owner whose pet died in a fire at a veterinary hospital in Tokyo filed a lawsuit Aug. 4 demanding 3 million yen (about ...

A reporter from the Kanagawa Shimbun newspaper was expelled from a regular press conference held by the right-wing populist ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he wants to convey a message that underscores the need for Japan to remember the ...

Experts are emphasizing the importance of vigilant supervision to prevent accidents at swimming pools after a 6-year-old boy ...

Veteran Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda said Sunday he has signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees.

Japan's agricultural, fisheries and forestry product exports in the first half of 2025 rose 15.5 percent from a year earlier ...

"Funabashi pears" produced in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, were shipped for the first time this season on July 28 ...

The United States is restoring a World War II-era airfield on Tinian, a tiny, strategically important Pacific island in its ...

Tokyo stocks fell Monday, with the Nikkei index briefly diving over 2 percent, fueled by concerns over a U.S. economic ...

A team representing the United States clad in popular game characters won the championship of the World Cosplay Summit 2025 ...

Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bog ...