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Brazil, one of the world's largest producers and exporters of poultry, confirmed Friday the country's first bird flu outbreak ...

When an earthquake measuring a lower 5 or stronger on the 7-point Japanese seismic intensity scale is predicted, public ...

After visitors descend stairs winding 50 meters below ground, they emerge to an otherworldly sight -- a cavernous, dimly lit ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics agreed Monday to upgrade their nations' ties to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" begin ceasefire negotiations, President Donald Trump said Monday after separate calls with the leaders of both countries meant to spur progress ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between May 10 and ...

The 50th Izushi soba eating contest, in which participants compete to eat as many plates of buckwheat noodles as possible ...

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto on Monday came under fire after saying that he does not need to buy rice because he receives ...

Yellow small chrysanthemums, used to garnish sashimi and other dishes, are being harvested in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi ...

Seventy-four percent of respondents to a public opinion survey conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun on May 17 and 18 said that ...

Two Chinese men were arrested Sunday over an alleged hit-and-run that injured four elementary school boys near Tokyo last w ...