The mayor of this central Japan city revealed Sept. 29 that, at her suggestion, it has set guidelines requiring its mayors to submit ...
The national census, conducted every five years, is underway in Japan. It provides crucial data for understanding the country's current state and future prospects. However, there is growing concern ...
The private North Safari Sapporo, established in this northern Japan city's Minami Ward without permission in an urbanization control area, ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sept. 26 certified Japan's elimination of rubella, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced ...
We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between September 22 and 30. The first stor ...
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi recently suggested separating World War II Class A war criminals from the war dead enshrined at Yasukuni Jin ...
In the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election, all five candidates are calling for tougher policies toward foreigners in Japan. Thi ...
SAPPORO -- Repeated sightings of brown bears near a residential area in this northern Japan city's Minami Ward have prompted city authorities to call for caution. On Sept. 30, the Sapporo Municipal ...
Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will travel to Busan on Tuesday to hold talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myu ...
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Hayama, a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, is the number one place where people want to keep living in the greater Tokyo area. This is the fif ...