A bear entered a supermarket and attacked a male employee on Saturday in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, police said.

Prices on another 109 food and beverage items -- mainly processed foods -- will increase starting December in Japan, ...

UTSUNOMIYA -- A nonprofit organization here will offer an online seminar for companies on how to support employees who are ...

Greece has decided to withdraw from the World Expo scheduled for next year in Osaka, Japan, the organizer said Friday, with ...

Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 59th birthday on Saturday that the opinions ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel called Friday to make it mandatory for critical infrastructure operators to report ...

More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers common questions readers may have about Japan's full-scale transition to the "My Number" health ...

China restarted its unilateral visa-free arrangement for short-term Japanese visitors on Saturday, allowing stays of up to 30 ...

Department stores in Japan, including in this southwestern city, are catering more to affluent customers on the increase due ...

Chemicals potentially harmful to human health, collectively known as PFAS, were detected in about 20 percent of tap water in ...

KUMAMOTO -- A total of 38 "confidential births," in which women with unplanned pregnancies give birth after only revealing ...