We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between January 17 and 25. The first story ...

The approval ratings of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declined to 57% in a nationwide Mainichi Shimbun opinion poll conducted ...

Japan has seen a series of police scandals that are hard to believe. Police must work to prevent recurrences and regain the public's trust.

Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct w ...

Japan boasts some 56,000 convenience stores nationwide, and the three biggest chains -- Seven-Eleven Japan, Lawson and ...

The Nikkei stock index plunged more than 2 percent on Monday afternoon, as export-oriented issues were sold following the yen ...

Defending champion Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic roster came close to completion Monday with the addition of 10 players ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., still struggling from the 2011 Fukushima crisis, said Monday that it has received ...

The wife of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine described on Saturday how armed men forced their way into her home and ...

Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories -- the global eradication of smallpox -- ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's stepson Ken Yamamoto has decided to withdraw from the upcoming House of ...

Heavy snowfall brought the transportation network around Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport to a near standstill on Jan. 25, ...