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 ...

BANGKOK — (AP) — Shares mostly gained in Asia on Monday after U.S. stocks capped a mostly dismal week with a broad rally that ...

The former head of Japanese precision equipment maker Olympus has admitted to purchasing illegal drugs on the first day of ...