Police have identified a dismembered body found last month as that of a 52-year-old transport ministry official who lived in ...

Chuo Shinkansen Line, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said. In the Okute district of Mizunami city, where the ground subsidence occurred, a drop in water level was also reported in multiple ...

Record-breaking heavy snowfall continued on Saturday morning, primarily along the Sea of Japan coast, due to the strongest ...

KANAGAWA (TR) – Kangawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 34-year-old man over the alleged rape of an elementary school girl ...

A man whose dismembered corpse was found in a mountainous region of Osaka Prefecture in January has been identified as a transport ministry w ...

The deceased, 52-year-old Takamichi Kamioka, had been missing since late last year, prompting his family to file a missing ...

Japan’s southernmost main island, Kyushu, is a land deeply connected to nature. Known for its volcanic terrain, lush forests, ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Feb.1 and ...

Waterfront Yokohoma is Japan’s second largest city Credit: getty Yokohama is still a popular place for expats to base themselves, as well as a cruise port for passengers shuttling to Tokyo ...

Japan’s gourmet and shopping paradise, Osaka, has been named the most trending travel destination of 2025 by TripAdvisor’s ...

The main building of Inazawa City Hall in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture is topped with a large roof supported by columns spaced 1･･･ ...

The Trump administration has moved more than 30 people described as Venezuelan gang members to the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, as U.S. forces and homeland security staff prepare a tent city ...