TOKYO (AP) -- The pledge by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to "work, work, work, work and work" for her country has ...

The World Exposition in Osaka is estimated to have generated an economic ripple effect of 3.05 trillion yen ($19.6 billion), ...

Japan has often prided itself on its orderly, low-crime society, but cracks in that image are widening amid rising car thefts ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, many foreign workers came to Japan because the economy was strong and there were not enough Japanese ...

In essence, "hate marketing" is a strategy that leverages emotions of hostility to build market momentum. Ulaken names ...

It was in late 1955 that Donald Keene, a scholar of Japanese literature, first traveled through Japan's Tohoku region ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education presented draft guidelines for dealing with unreasonable guardians -- commonly ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Dec. 4 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to see ultra-compact cars built and driven in the United States after ...

MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- Russia and China agreed Tuesday to counter any attempts to revive "Japanese militarism," according to the ...

President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill aimed at forging closer relations between the United States and Taiwan, ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rice-based food has been selected as Japan's "Dish of the Year" for 2025, reflecting public interest in the ...