We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Dec. 14 ...

Tokyo stocks snapped a six-day losing streak on Monday as investors scooped up recently battered shares and bought exporter issues on a weak yen. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 459.44 ...

Various recycling methods are being considered for composites, from novel dismantling and processing, to building capacity ...

Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to join forces, forming world’s third-largest automaker by sales.

Metaplanet has made its largest Bitcoin purchase to date, acquiring nearly 620 BTC as the cryptocurrency trades below ...

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has scooped up $60 million worth of Bitcoin in its largest single purchase ever.

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after U.S. stocks capped a mostly dismal week with a broad rally. Markets saw strong gains ...

Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning, supported by advances on Wall Street late last week and bargain-hunting after recent declines. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 341.69 points, or 0.88 percent, ...

El Phantasmo made his return at the NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome event on December 22, and he announced that he had been cleared to compete. He had been sidelined since October, as he announced that ...

Two-time World Cup winner and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Becky Sauerbrunn has announced her retirement from soccer.

Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in December on higher food costs and after the government's suspension of its ...

Tsuneo Watanabe, the powerful head of Japan's largest newspaper who helped shape the country's postwar politics, has died, ...