We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between May 17 and ...

Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, converts a simple sheet of paper into intricate designs and figures ...

Japan is putting outlandish baby names to rest by cracking down on niche monikers that have become trendy in recent years, such as Pudding, Kitty and Pikachu.

Suminagashi, or "floating ink," is an ancient Japanese art form that creates intricate marbled paper patterns. Dating back more than a thousand years for calligraphy and poetry decoration, this ...

Japan's industry ministry says it will move up the target date for gasoline to be blended with bioethanol in some regions of ...

People talk a lot about the complexity of etiquette in Japan, but in 20 years of living here, I think all the ins and outs ...

Applications for the Employment Gold Card have increased in the past few years, with the card having been issued to a total ...

The question of when the game was played in Japan for the first time ... containing a reference that seemed to push back the introduction of the sport in the country to an earlier date.

An email from Professor Nicola Innes, the Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University, was sent to students informing ...