Voting got underway on Sunday in Japan's House of Councillors election, with all eyes on whether the ruling coalition can ...

Up-and-coming No. 4 maegashira Hakuoho sprang a stunning upset to knock new yokozuna Onosato off the top of the leaderboard ...

A long-term Afghan resident of Japan has set up a free language school to help her more newly arrived countrywomen stay ...

Torrential rains that slammed South Korea for five days have left 14 people dead and 12 others missing, the government said ...

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro will wear an electronic ankle monitor on orders from the Supreme Court, where he is ...

Government forces that were initially sent to restore order but effectively sided with the Bedouins against the Druze were ...

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's ...

The Chicago Bulls have signed Japanese men's national basketball team guard Yuki Kawamura to a two-way contract for the ...

A vehicle rammed into a crowd of people waiting to enter a performance venue along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles early ...

Japan's central and local governments are required under a new law to take steps to promote the use of sign language, aiming ...

Israeli troops opened fire Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a U.S.- ...

Shohei Ohtani blasted his 33rd home run and had three RBIs for the Los Angeles Dodgers in an 8-7 loss to the Milwaukee ...