Many of us can seemingly detect two distinct odors that occur along with precipitation: one when rain begins to patter and ...

Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is suspected of having fallen asleep during a plenary ...

New ozeki Onosato gave a dominant performance Monday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament as he overpowered rank-and-file ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police said Monday they have launched an investigation after the kanji character for "death" was found ...

The growing risk of a superpower's self-justified actions destabilizing the global economy and afflicting people's lives is ...

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

Shigeru Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling coal ...

A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. The stakes? Just the fate of an ever-warming ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has estimated the cost of one of the world's largest fountains planned for Odaiba Seaside ...

Morihisa Aoki, who was Japan's ambassador to Peru when a hostage crisis took place at the ambassador's residence in 1996-1997 ...

English Premier League side Crystal Palace said Sunday they are investigating a report of racist abuse aimed at Japan ...

A contest for unusual produce was held in this northern Japan city on Nov. 8, showcasing fruit and vegetables with rare ...