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

S/ Naito Mika, NTV Reporter/ Passengers can pass through the ticket gates with a credit card to ride Keikyu and Toei ...

Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda are expected to announce plans on a merger that would catapult them to a top position in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Susumu Fujita's Forever Young has been back on the worktab and trained well for the Tokyo Daishoten (G1) at Oi Racecourse Dec ...

An all-new 7-seater Previa minivan is expected to be revived in 2026 with the choice of either a plug-in hybrid version or a ...