We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 18 ...

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation ...

A popular sunfish in Japan lost its appetite and banged on the side of its tank after the aquarium it lived in closed for ...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of ...

That's when she thought of utilizing the Line app on her smartphone. She created a Line group, and had people interested in ...

The average retail price of gasoline in Japan soared to a 17-month high of 185.10 yen per liter as of Monday, following a ...

Shikoku has a quiet, but profound presence in Japan's archipelago. It wears its heart on its sleeve, inviting you to explore ...

The solitary fish named Mambo stopped eating and seemed to be missing its human visitors—so aquarists attached photos of ...

Fish have feelings too – at least if a lonesome sunfish in a Japanese aquarium is anything to go by. Animal caretakers at the ...