The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has risen to a record high of nearly 100,000, its government has announced.

A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 flying from Tokyo to Cebu in the Philippines made an emergency landing Friday after an ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by his wife and daughter, have paid their respects to atomic bombing victims in ...

United Airlines said on Friday that two people had sustained minor injuries after a flight heading from Tokyo to Cebu in the ...

Japan’s auto industry faces Trump’s tariffs with survival strategies, shifting supply chains and fostering community pride in ...

Its oldest person is 114-year-old Shigeko Kagawa in the Nara region near Kyoto. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Points and miles can give you the chance to explore the world. In this series of I Got There With, one couple showcases a full-on masterclass in leveraging points for a dream honeymoon to Japan.

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 13 to test your news knowledge.

Ahead of the April 2026 introduction of a new system for bicycle traffic violations in Japan -- where relatively minor ...

A 102-year-old man from Japan just became the oldest person to ever climb Mount Fuji. Kokichi Akuzawa made the ascent with ...

G7, a group of nations, which was once touted as one of the strongest economic bodies, is facing a host of challenges in an ...

Japan is also immediately lowering the G7-imposed price cap on Russian seaborne crude from $60 to $47.60 per barrel, ...