In August, an 18-year-old Kurdish high school student boarded a plane to return to Turkey, where he was born. His return ...

Japan's medical system is on the brink of a major shift in how childbirth is handled. The government plans to bring ...

This year's "grudge grand prize," determined by visitor votes, went to "Mom is annoying," written in all hiragana characters, ...

A 39-year-old Nepalese man who plays an important role at a famous Nagahama ramen shop here is dreaming of opening his own ...

Falling in love with a Middle Eastern bookstore through a photograph, a university student decided to not just work there but ...

At Yamaguchi Flower Land in the city of Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a flower bed depicting a lively horse using ornamental ...

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

A Dalmatian police dog named Himawari (sunflower) recently debuted in Niigata Prefecture and is poised to be deployed for one ...

A 5-year-old boy died after his right arm became trapped in a moving walkway at a resort in northern Japan on Sunday, local ...

As food donations in Japan decline due to rising prices, farmers are donating 1.4 metric tons of newly harvested rice to a ...

Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi relocated to the prime minister's official residence on Monday, two months after she took ...

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