The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a "half-cracked" scenario for a predicted megaquake ...

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday reiterated his commitment to nuclear disarmament, a day after a forum ...

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BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China said Tuesday it has launched military drills around Taiwan that serve as a "stern warning and ...

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A 21-year-old man was arrested without a warrant on suspicion of abandoning a high school student's corpse at his home in the ...

At least a third of the boys and half of the girls in one class at a national elementary school here had been involved in ...

Cooperation between Japan and the United States is critical for maintaining stability in Asia. However, concerns have arisen ...

A Mie Prefectural Assembly member has revealed that she has received death threats after calling for equipping public ...

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nuclear deterrence should not be the "final form of security," a Japanese forum said Monday in its ...