The rule allowing fixed-term academic employees to switch to indefinite employment after 10 years is a serious factor in ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between June 7 and ...

Women's shogi player Ichiyo Shimizu, who holds a seventh-dan ranking in the game, has been appointed as the new president of ...

Around 80 percent of teachers in Japanese language classes offered by local governments are volunteers, a national survey ...

Japan's Urawa Reds will be ready to soak up defensive pressure against Argentine heavyweights River Plate in their first ...

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani will return as a pitcher Monday by starting against the San Diego Padres, the ...

Japan's Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, visited Brazil's Iguacu Falls on Sunday, wrapping up her official visit ...

The Bank of Japan could consider slowing the pace of its reduction of government bond purchases from next April under the ...

A veterinarian in Mie Prefecture who treated cats infected with an ixodid tick-borne disease has died from the same illness, ...

Tokyo stocks climbed Monday as exporter shares were bought on a weaker yen, with the U.S. dollar rising on the prospects of ...

Members of a family who run a formerly Michelin-starred restaurant in western Japan were arrested Monday for ignoring an ...

Arabic coffee enjoyed in many Arab countries has flavors distinct from typical coffee consumed in Japan, and one Syrian-born ...