About 90% of LGBTQ and other sexual minority students in junior high and high schools in Japan faced harassment or other ...

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

By Bill Emmott, independent writer, lecturer and international affairs consultant ...

By Damian Flanagan There is a curious historical footnote that tends to be forgotten about the Japanese imperial expansion of ...

The municipal government here announced on June 6 that it had received a donation of 20 kilograms of gold -- worth ...

Japan's population decline is accelerating much faster than predicted by the government. The nation cannot afford to ignore ...

TOKYO -- An organization in Saitama Prefecture has drawn criticism for holding "junior survival school" events featuring ...

Japan's leading shogi organization on Friday picked the first female chief in its 101-year history as part of efforts to ...

Japanese securities firms are donating the food and beverage gifts they receive as shareholder perks through their trading ...

Suzuki Motor Corp. has halted production of its flagship Swift compact hatchback due to China's export restrictions on ...

Japan's Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, received the highest order of Brazil's powerhouse state of ...