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Japanese brewer hopes 'wobbly' beer glass will spur responsible drinking
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A craft beer producer in central Japan is hoping that its U-shaped "wobbly" glass will encourage people to drink water along with the
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Film festival to support Kumamoto reconstruction kicks off Saturday
KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- A film festival to support reconstruction from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes kicked off Saturday, with film director Isao Y
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Japan gov't study warns smartphones keep children sitting too long
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Children should be careful not to spend too much time sitting, with a Japanese health ministry research team warning that long screen
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KDDI, Japan Post eye post offices nationwide as drone hubs
TOKYO (Kyodo9 -- KDDI Corp. and Japan Post Co. recently held a trial using a post office in a central Japan city as a hub to deploy aerial drones for
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Family of tower fall victim in Japan to seek work-related death recognition
TOKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The family of a 19-year-old worker who died after falling from a transmission tower in western Japan said Saturday it will
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Sumo: Association chief Hakkaku vows to thrill Thai fans on 2027 tour
BANGKOK (Kyodo) -- Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku on Friday vowed to thrill Thai fans when the sport's governing body holds an exhibition tou
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Japan eyes Nov. summit with Vietnam in Tokyo on energy, security
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering meeting Vietnamese President To Lam in Tokyo early next month to discuss energy
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JR Hokkaido sightseeing train makes final run in Kushiro wetland
KUSHIRO, Japan (Kyodo) -- JR Hokkaido's popular sightseeing Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train made its final run Saturday through a wetland in eastern H
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Drone-sprayed bear repellent undergoes testing in northeastern Japan city
KITAAKITA, Akita -- A nonprofit group has started spraying a bear repellent by drone in this northeastern Japan city as part of a demonstration experi
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Isabella Bird's 'Unbeaten Tracks in Japan': An awful inn in a poor farming village (Pt. 12)
In late June 1878, Isabella Bird and her party traveled upstream along the Ojika River toward what is now Lake Ikari in Tochigi Prefecture. Passing th
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The Mainichi News Quiz: Japan's farm minister Yana said what?
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Oct. 10 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What did farm minister
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Sado crested ibis spotted over 300 km from release site for 1st time
NIIGATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japan's Environment Ministry on Friday confirmed sightings of an endangered crested ibis over 300 kilometers away from Sado