We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between April 5 and 13. The first story was Full article Up to 298,000 could die in Japan ...

A new study finds that cultural habits of thinking, feeling, and acting had a big impact on how countries responded to ...

On April 9, 1942, the United States experienced its largest military surrender, followed by the infamous Bataan Death March.

He assassinated Japan’s most successful politician ever. But now, he seems to have won over public opinion. What happened?

A Tokyo court’s ruling to dissolve the Unification Church has ignited a global debate over religious freedom. Critics warn it ...

Preliminary autopsy results indicate Kenneth Bailey, known as Young Scooter, died from a thigh injury caused by wooden fencing material, leading to significant blood loss, not a gunshot wound.

In the ruling, the judge allowed the publication of other documents, such as police body-cam footage, autopsy reports and other photos. Hackman and Arakawa updated their wills in 2005 to leave ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president said Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, offering ...

Typically, “Death to America” was also heard ... through the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2019, the supreme leader mocked the effort. Trump’s letter came as both Israel ...