TSU -- The roof of a Western-style church near the Ise Jingu shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture is adorned with "onigawara" ...

OSAKA -- A membership guidebook for an elementary school's PTA in west Japan has sparked criticism for its "intimidating" ...

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple: find the seven differences between the two ...

The World Exposition in Osaka opened Sunday, kicking off a six-month event centered on designing a sustainable future society ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about "war trauma," which the Japanese government began ...

TOKYO -- University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii stressed the importance of acquiring "minority literacy" in college life ...

With the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai set to open on April 13, about 43% of companies surveyed nationwide expressed optimism that ...

Osaka, Kansai is set to open its doors, raising crucial questions about whether it can convey a message capable of healing ...

The Shizuoka BlueRevs served notice of their title aspirations Saturday as they booked a Japan Rugby League One playoff berth ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is scheduled to hold talks with the head of Japan's biggest labor union umbrella group on ...

As Japan's Emperor Naruhito travels across the country to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, he ...

A faculty dedicated to dinosaur studies has been established this academic year in central Japan's Fukui Prefecture -- widely ...