The National Governors' Association in Japan has compiled proposals on accepting foreigners and realizing a multicultural ...

Residents and visitors in Japan were advised to remain on alert Thursday after tsunami waves triggered by a magnitude 8.8 ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the new Japanese passports featuring significantly ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an order imposing a 50 percent tariff on certain copper imports starting Aug.

The statue is called Gajiro. To pay for a new Gajiro, the town started a crowdfunding campaign using Japan's "hometown tax" ...

Japan on Wednesday logged a record high temperature of 41.2 C in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, the weather agency said.

A series of six surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to examine the causes of the surge ...

A tsunami warning after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday prompted Toyota Motor ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.25-4.50 percent for a fifth straight ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is expected to book a special loss of over 800 billion yen ($5.4 billion) in its ...

The United States will impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India's purchasing ...

Liverpool came from behind to beat Yokohama F Marinos 3-1 in an international club friendly on Wednesday, claiming victory in ...