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Newly elected Fukui Gov. Takato Ishida caused a stir with a video on social media during campaigning in which he said Japan ...

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Official campaigning began across Japan on Tuesday for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8, as Prime Minister ...

President Donald Trump said Monday he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the country's national assembly has ...

Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died ...

A Japanese court on Monday held North Korea responsible for the human rights violations of four plaintiffs lured to the North ...

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

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

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