We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Feb. 21 ...

The price of an entry ticket to the popular Himeji Castle here increased 2.5 times from March 1 to 2,500 yen (about $16) for ...

Tokyo stocks ended down Monday, with the Nikkei index plunging over 2 percent at one point, as concerns grew over the global economic ...

The U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggered retaliatory strikes on multiple ...

The Japanese government is considering evacuating its nationals residing in Israel following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran ...

The Kawazu cherry blossoms are now at their best in the town of Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. This is the early-blooming pink ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the Diet on March 2 that Japan has 254 days' worth of oil reserves, adding that the government wi ...

Oil prices rose sharply when market trading began Sunday, as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday urged Iran to seek a "diplomatic solution" amid an escalation in the Middle East conflict following U.S. and Israeli strikes targeting ...

Onions that don't cause tears when cut, lack pungency even when eaten raw, and can be used in salads without soaking in water ...

An overwhelming majority of 100 dog and cat foods distributed in Japan and analyzed in a recent study were found to contain ...

Japan has refrained from expressing outright support for the weekend launch of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran as Tokyo ...