HEADLINES
Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in t...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) -- Congo on Saturday began vaccinating healthcare staff agains...
Crab-themed complex aims to be new central Japan landma...
FUKUI (Kyodo) -- An interactive, crab-themed complex in Fukui Prefecture, centra...
Shizuoka to require climbers to submit plans for off-se...
Shizuoka Prefecture will require climbers on Mount Fuji during the closed season...
Herd of deer found in Japan's Southern Alps, raising ec...
A large herd of deer was spotted this summer in the Southern Alps on the border ...
Weather agency warns of disasters; typhoon may make lan...
The weather agency on Saturday warned of landslides and flooding along Japan's w...
Tokyo considers ordinance banning littering in entertai...
The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering an ordinance banning littering,...
Bear spotted near Tokyo’s most popular hiking mountain ...
Fall is, by far, the best time of year to go hiking in Japan. Free from worries ...
Travelers crowd airports, stations at start of Japan's ...
Travelers crowded airports and major train stations in Japan on Saturday at the ...
Living in Japan -- an exchange student's view: A path i...
I first thought about Japan as a place to visit in 2020. The pandemic had just s...
News in Easy English: Japan city uses tablets to help p...
OMITAMA, Ibaraki -- Omitama city started to use six tablets this month. The tabl...
Japan, US defense chiefs agree to advance security coop...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Sec...
Foreign recruits get behind wheel as Hiroshima bus shor...
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Faced with a worsening shortage of bus drivers, a Hiroshima...
The Mainichi News Quiz: What's going down in Iga's Yono...
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...
Trump to meet Japan PM in NY on Tuesday ahead of summit...
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump will hold talks with Japanese ...
Japan's oldest public housing complex in Shizuoka survi...
SHIZUOKA -- A public housing complex in this central Japan city's Aoi Ward, has ...
Detached homes priced above 100 million yen gain popula...
TOKYO -- As land prices continue to rise in urban areas across Japan, buyers are...













