New ozeki Onosato gave a dominant performance Monday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament as he overpowered rank-and-file ...

Japan wingers Keito Nakamura and Junya Ito scored one goal each as Reims ended a three-match losing streak with a 3-0 win ...

Many of us can seemingly detect two distinct odors that occur along with precipitation: one when rain begins to patter and ...

Narita International Airport has become the first airport in Japan to introduce a basic policy against customer harassment, ...

Several Japanese residents invested in a U.S. venture touting to cool the Earth by spreading aerosols in the sky and ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has estimated the cost of one of the world's largest fountains planned for Odaiba Seaside ...

Morihisa Aoki, who was Japan's ambassador to Peru when a hostage crisis took place at the ambassador's residence in 1996-1997 ...

A contest for unusual produce was held in this northern Japan city on Nov. 8, showcasing fruit and vegetables with rare ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Nov. 2 and ...

English Premier League side Crystal Palace said Sunday they are investigating a report of racist abuse aimed at Japan ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the small but influential opposition Democratic Party for the People, on Monday admitted to an ...