A huge version of the Mona Lisa is one of several famous art pieces being re-created for a theme park's illumination event in ...

President Lai Ching-te vowed in his New Year's address on Thursday to bolster Taiwan's defense capabilities, accusing China ...

Efforts to visualize gender inequalities at the local level have been under way in countries like Britain and Japan to help ...

Around half of hot spring inns on the Noto Peninsula in central Japan remain closed two years after a strong earthquake on ...

Japan on Jan. 1 marked two years since a powerful earthquake rocked the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, killing over 200 ...

Safari Martins leads his client Ian Njenga into a sparse shack on the rural roadside in Kiambu, at the edge of metropolitan ...

Across Japan, foreign workers are keeping factories, fisheries, and workshops afloat. But as wages rise in neighboring ...

Japan's economy is likely to fall behind India's in 2026 to fifth place in the world, according to an International Monetary ...

The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people ...

Jakarta ranked as the world's largest city with 41.9 million inhabitants followed by Dhaka, while Tokyo slipped to third ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Jan. 1 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

The mayor of Iga city in Mie Prefecture does not agree with a plan to bring back a rule that says only Japanese people can ...