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Taiwanese diver dies after search at 1942 mine accident...

A Taiwanese diver suffered a seizure and died on Saturday while taking part in a...

Heavy snowfall hits Sea of Japan coast; Kanto area also...

Heavy snowfall hit a wide swath of Japan along the Sea of Japan coast on Sunday,...

Social media-savvy teens given chance to spot fake news...

Social media-savvy, young swing voters are emerging as a key demographic for pol...

SDF deployment requested to help contain forest fire ne...

Local authorities Saitama Prefecture on Friday requested the deployment of the S...

Influenza cases resurging in Japan after easing in Dece...

The number of influenza cases in Japan is seeing a resurgence after falling belo...

Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backl...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's racist social media post featuring f...

The Mainichi News Quiz: They're doing what for 'Ninja D...

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

China OKs several Japan-bound rare earth exports under ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China has approved several Japan-bound exports of rare earths...

Digital native teens given chance to spot fake news in ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Social media-savvy, young swing voters are emerging as a key de...

Fewer women in Japan plan to give Valentine's chocolate...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Fewer women in Japan are planning to give chocolates on Valenti...

Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank introduces AI phone operator t...

TOKYO -- SBI Shinsei Bank Ltd. began replacing part of its call center operation...

Japan's 1st autonomous 'robot taxi' trial on snowy road...

KAMISHIHORO, Hokkaido -- Stable winter driving of an autonomous "robot taxi" (ro...

Olympics: Late goals give Japan win in women's ice hock...

MILAN (Kyodo) -- Japan won its opening game of the women's Olympic ice hockey to...

Olympics: World champ pair, Sakamoto give Japan figure ...

MILAN (Kyodo) -- World champion pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara topped their ...

JR East, JAL team up on travel products focused on east...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway Co. and Japan Airlines Co. said Friday they ...

Olympics: Confident Kagiyama 'in the zone' after 1st Mi...

MILAN (Kyodo) -- Japanese ace Yuma Kagiyama cut a confident figure Thursday as h...