Yoshino Nakashima hit a late winner as Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina edged INAC Kobe Leonessa 2-1 for their maiden Empress's Cup ...

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

Set to be the first manager to take charge of Japan in two straight World Cups, Hajime Moriyasu has been open in declaring he ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Japan's first facility dogs were introduced in 2010, and the first one at Kanagawa Children's Medical Center was Bailey. In ...

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

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 ...