The urgency to ramp up cyber security has never been more acute in Japan after a recent spate of attacks. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A New Year party is hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2025.

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 11 and 19. The first story was

Mysore Cafe in Tokyo offers an authentic taste of Karnataka's rich culinary heritage, bringing the flavors of South India to Japan.

The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dropped to 28%, according to a nationwide weekend poll by the Mainic

Japan's core machinery orders rose 3.4% in November from the previous month to beat analysts' forecast, government data showed on Monday, signalling a recovery in capital expenditure ahead of a central bank interest rate review later this week.

It is this Japanese city, not Tokyo, that reigns supreme for food tourists, both for its agricultural dominance and its many sumptuous dishes.

Japan's foreign minister said on Friday he would highlight the economic and national security value that the United States' key Asian ally offers during his visit to Washington for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the 1990s and into the 2000s.

What it’s like to hike Japan’s sacred Kumano Kodo trail - This tranquil walking route that takes in waterfalls, temples and hot springs is the perfect antidote to Japan’s overtourism, as John Kampfner

World shares are higher ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, while bitcoin surged to a record high.

Two thousand fans piled into their seats at Stanford University's baseball stadium in Palo Alto, filling the grandstands and setting an attendance record before Tokyo's Waseda University took on their American hosts on April 29,