Falls are a common occurrence among the elderly in Japan, and recent research has pointed to the brain's misinterpretation of ...

When Marco Gustavo first arrived in Japan from Brazil 30 years ago, following his father's decision to work abroad, his ...

April marks a new fiscal year in Japan, and many people begin new jobs or are transferred within their companies. A study by ...

The World Exposition in Osaka opened Sunday, kicking off a six-month event centered on designing a sustainable future society ...

TSU -- The roof of a Western-style church near the Ise Jingu shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture is adorned with "onigawara" ...

Ritsu Doan set up the 90th-minute winner to give Freiburg a 2-1 victory over Japan teammate Ko Itakura's Borussia ...

OSAKA -- A membership guidebook for an elementary school's PTA in west Japan has sparked criticism for its "intimidating" ...

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple: find the seven differences between the two ...

The PRIME telescope, operated by Osaka University and others in South Africa, which can potentially study the Milky Way's ...

The Shizuoka BlueRevs served notice of their title aspirations Saturday as they booked a Japan Rugby League One playoff berth ...

TOKYO -- University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii stressed the importance of acquiring "minority literacy" in college life ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about "war trauma," which the Japanese government began ...