Services offering to scatter ashes at sea without the bereaved being present are gaining popularity in Japan, providing a ...

Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, in a speech to Catholic educators ...

As global tensions escalate, the value of peace is being felt acutely. It is time to reflect on the role Japan must play in ...

Sapporo residents Mana Sato, 37, and Kiyotaka Nishi, 32, a couple pushing Japan to adopt a selective surname system for ...

Tomiko Itooka, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person, died on Dec. 29, 2024, in Ashiya, ...

Nippon Steel Corp. is set to file a lawsuit in response to U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to block its $14.1 billion ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about how the Japanese Emperor spends the first days of ...

Drinking raises the risk of several types of cancer, including colon, liver, breast and mouth and throat. Alcohol breaks down ...

China is expected to focus on a rematch of a tariff war with the United States in 2025 after President-elect Donald Trump ...

Japan's former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori reached the final of the Hong Kong Tennis Open after his Chinese opponent, Shang ...

Japan's space agency plans to partner with private firms to enable various orbiting satellites to conduct emergency observations duri ...