Japan is holding a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO ...

Ninety-seven filmmakers in Japan recently released a joint statement opposing discrimination against LGBTQ people and other ...

The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly plans to ask the national government to take measures against online slander and ...

With a series of incidents on the rise of people being killed or injured due to reckless driving in Japan, the government is ...

A Sugi Pharmacy sign is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Yukiko Murata) TOKYO -- A major pharmacy chain in Japan and the ...

Japan's labor ministry is aiming to submit draft legislation requiring businesses to have measures in place against ...

Sculptor Etsuro Sotoo on Friday became the first Japanese to be awarded the Ratzinger Prize by a Vatican City foundation for ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government has finalized its first major fiscal stimulus package -- worth 22 trillion yen ...

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Taisei Miyashiro hit the 64th-minute winner as Vissel Kobe saw off neighbors Gamba Osaka 1-0 to secure their second Emperor's ...

Ozeki Kotozakura and Hoshoryu are set for a final-day, head-to-head title showdown after both improved to 13-1 with solid ...

NAGANO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's Miho Takagi won the women's 1,000 meters Saturday at the speed skating World Cup in Nagano.