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Toyota unveils GR GT supercar, racing car prototypes fo...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled on Friday prototypes of its new GR...

Easy Japanese news in translation: People make 'takuan'...

Harusame-an, a historical house in the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, ...

Japan eyes legal ban, penalties on implanting gene-edit...

A Japanese government expert panel agreed Thursday to legally ban and penalize r...

Gas supply stopped in city in Yamaguchi after gas leaks...

A utilities company in western Japan stopped providing gas to customers in Ube, ...

Nagoya murder suspect told police she wanted child-rear...

NAGOYA -- A woman suspected of murdering the wife of her former schoolmate has t...

Nikkei stock index ends up over 2% on strong AI-related...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index surged over 2 percent Thursday for the t...

Rice-based fare chosen as Japan's 'Dish of the Year' in...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rice-based food has been selected as Japan's "Dish of the Year"...

Osaka expo's economic impact estimated at 3 trillion ye...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The World Exposition in Osaka is estimated to have generated an...

Trump signs bill to forge closer US-Taiwan relations

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill aimed at...

Trump appears open to production of Japan-style minicar...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to see...

Japan's Takaichi is winning fans not with politics but ...

TOKYO (AP) -- The pledge by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to "work, work...

The Mainichi News Quiz: Why has the Mainichi sent a let...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...

News in Easy English: Japan's farms rely on foreign wor...

TOKYO -- In the 1980s and 1990s, many foreign workers came to Japan because the ...

Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's...

BATANG TORU, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescue teams raced Wednesday to reach communities...

17-yr-old suspected of carrying out cyberattack with AI...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A 17-year-old boy was served an arrest warrant on Thursday on s...

South Korean president weighs apology to North Korea ov...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday h...