"Possan" has died.This Mainichi Shimbun reporter brought an urn to a temple in Tokyo the other day. Inside was the cremated ...

From a comet and "cat employees" to Godzilla and realistic police officer dummies, the Mainichi editorial team has selected ...

SINGAPORE, Dec 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Tokyo is bustling. Office vacancy rates in the Asian city are around 3%, sharply ...

NAGOYA -- What were until now thought to be the oldest human fossils found in Japan, known as the "Ushikawa man," are ...

There was no tip jar or prompt to tip on the credit card screen, as tipping isn’t part of the culture in Japan. I thought ...

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's CEO said the firm may make more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.65 billion) net profit in the ...

Japan Airlines attributed the issue to a cyberattack designed to overwhelm its network with massive data transmissions. These ...

A report confirmed prior indications that a pilot’s misunderstanding of air traffic control directives, and a missed warning, ...

The Japanese economy is gathering strength but momentum remains uneven, with indicators showing healthy growth in inflation ...

TOKYO -- Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the ...

Weekend races in Japan and Florida point directly toward February's $20 million Saudi Cup in Riyadh and a potential rematch ...

According to Google Flights, this price is considered "low" for economy or $211 cheaper than usual. A trip departing ...