Tokyo marks 80th anniversary of US air raids in WWII
Tokyo on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of a night of U.S. air raids during World War II that killed around 100,000 ...
Iran says it is open to talks about concerns about militarization of its nuclear program
Iran said Sunday it would consider negotiations with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the ...
Editorial: Stable livelihoods key to address declining births in Japan
Japan's declining birthrate is accelerating faster than anticipated. There is an urgent need to review current measures.
Lack of women's toilets at Osaka Expo building site: Our 5 most-read stories from last week
We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between March 1 and 9. The first story was ...
Seven & i urges Couche-Tard to sell US stores to end antitrust snag
Seven & i Holdings Co. said Monday it has called on Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. to sell all of its stores in the ...
North Korea fires several ballistic missiles into sea after US, South Korea began military drills
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, hours after South Korean ...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Migrating swans rest their wings in Aomori Pref.
A flock of swans are visiting the "swan meeting plaza" near a river in the town of Fujisaki, Aomori Prefecture, to rest their ...
Tokyo stocks mixed on dip-buying, US tariff uncertainty
Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday, as the buying of shares battered in recent declines was limited amid uncertainty over the ...
South Korea, US start military drill to counter North Korea threat
South Korea and the United States on Monday began a large-scale annual joint military exercise to strengthen their combined ...
0.24-square-meter green space in central Japan recognized as world's smallest park
A miniature green space here measuring 0.24 square meters was recognized by Guinness World Records last year as the world's ...
Japan's real wages fall 1.8% in January, first drop in 3 months
Japan's real wages fell 1.8 percent in January from a year earlier, the first drop in three months, due to higher food and ...
Trump downplays business concerns about uncertainty from his tariffs and prospect of higher prices
President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of ...