Sports is on the ground in Eugene and has the highlights from Day 2 of the U.S. track and field championships.

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Aug. 2 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

Japanese resale mogul Shinsuke Sakimoto, that’s who. The now-revealed mystery buyer placed his winning bid from halfway ...

A dangerous heatwave continues to grip Japan with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius for three consecutive days ...

The attacks on Thursday raised concern about xenophobic sentiment in both China and Japan that have been blamed for assaults ...

The incident comes a year after a Japanese mother and child were wounded in a knife attack in the same city. A Chinese woman ...

In August 1950, the fifth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the city’s annual ceremony praying for peace was ...

Tactile paving for people with visual impairments in Japan has recently been enhanced with audio guidance, as the developers of the technology aim to improve the lives of people with partial sight and ...

Profits of Japanese firms are likely to fall this year because of U.S. tariffs, leading them to downgrade capital expenditure ...

Charlie didn’t just open a bar. He also founded Country Gold, the first country music festival in Japan. The doc even ends with Charlie playing on the Grand Ole Opry stage, proof that loving country ...

Nippon Steel, Japan's biggest steelmaker, posted 195.83 billion yen ($1.30 billion) in losses for the three months to June 30 ...

As we commemorate the first anniversary of the July Mass Uprising—a powerful expression of the frustrations and aspirations ...