The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about why the common cold will be classified as ...

When he got the bill from an exterminator he had contacted about a wasp problem, a 72-year-old man living in the suburban ...

Nara Park in this western Japan city is enjoying a tourist renaissance in the post-COVID and weak yen era. Even more than the ...

U.S. authorities extended a deadline imposed on Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. and United States Steel Corp. to abandon their ...

For foreign women who moved to Japan to work as technical intern trainees, taking maternity leave has rarely been a realistic option ...

A new nightlife spot in Tokyo's Shimbashi business district is putting a fresh spin on crane games, blending them with live ...

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term Friday despite international condemnation of his ...

The secretaries general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito party will make a ...

Japan is working to arrange a trip for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the United States before mid-February for talks with ...

Demand for food delivery services surged amid the coronavirus pandemic, growing to around twice its market size in Japan. With these services ...

Tokyo Sungoliath fell agonizingly short of their first victory of the Japan Rugby League One season Sunday after Mikiya ...