A bear entered a supermarket and attacked a male employee on Saturday in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, police said.

Greece has decided to withdraw from the World Expo scheduled for next year in Osaka, Japan, the organizer said Friday, with ...

UTSUNOMIYA -- A nonprofit organization here will offer an online seminar for companies on how to support employees who are ...

Department stores in Japan, including in this southwestern city, are catering more to affluent customers on the increase due ...

China restarted its unilateral visa-free arrangement for short-term Japanese visitors on Saturday, allowing stays of up to 30 ...

Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 59th birthday on Saturday that the opinions ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers common questions readers may have about Japan's full-scale transition to the "My Number" health ...

Chemicals potentially harmful to human health, collectively known as PFAS, were detected in about 20 percent of tap water in ...

The Kanagawa Prefectural Government is poised to stop providing female police officers with uniform skirts, as they are ...

KUMAMOTO -- A total of 38 "confidential births," in which women with unplanned pregnancies give birth after only revealing ...

Major discount supermarket chain OK, based in the greater Tokyo area, opened its first store in west Japan's Kansai region on ...