Mako Komuro, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino (Fumihito) and Crown Princess Kiko, has given birth to her first ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he will raise tariffs on steel imports to 50 percent from the 25 percent that his ...

A man has been thanked by police here for preventing an elderly woman from being defrauded despite the would-be victim's ...

In response to the Japanese government's bid to drive down rice prices by releasing stockpiled rice to businesses through ...

The Japanese government has started selling its stockpiled rice through negotiated contracts in an effort to curb the rising ...

A golfer with hearing difficulties representing Japan in the upcoming Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics international games saw his life ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator said Friday that he and U.S. Cabinet members agreed in their talks that they are making ...

The Tokyo High Court recently ordered the Tokyo metropolitan and national governments to pay compensation in a lawsuit ...

From floating houses to transport tunnels, 10 elementary school students offered imaginative and unique ideas on disaster ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, who assumed his position in April, contributed an opinion piece to the Mainichi ...

Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for ...

Japanese golfer Rio Takeda grabbed a share of the lead with a 4-under 68 in the first round of the U.S. Women's Open at Eri ...