The unofficial but very popular mascot of this east Japan city surprised children at a Christmas event here on Dec. 24, ...

The Japanese government has finalized a plan to curb health care spending, which has faced opposition from patient groups due ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday urged Japanese firms to agree to pay raises above inflation in annual wage ...

A Tokyo theme park that billed itself as the world's first fully immersive attraction will close on Feb. 28, its operator ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its global output in November fell 5.5 percent from a year earlier to 821,723 units for the ...

A distillery in northeastern Japan's Fukushima Prefecture is endeavoring to do its bit to change the negative public image ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Thursday reiterated his readiness to continue raising interest rates in line with ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about Japan's postpartum care hotels, used by mothers after ...

The government agency overseeing child policies on Thursday announced a new certification mark for entities taking part in a ...

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been ...

President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by quizzing children calling in about what presents they were excited about ...

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the ...