We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Feb.1 and ...

The Japanese government says the number of people who moved to Tokyo last year exceeded those who left, marking an increase ...

Japan's Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and before the cherry blossom ...

Tokyo continued to be a magnet for people in 2024, with a net influx of around 80,000 nearing the pre-pandemic 2019 level and ...

Hundreds of people in central Tokyo have been given eviction notices even though they have no permanent addresses and nowhere to go. Metropolitan government officials have entered the final phase ...

The government aims to reverse the trend in fiscal 2027 to address the issue of overconcentration in the Tokyo area.

Full crowds in Tokyo for this year's World Athletics Championships can make up for fans being locked out of the city's ...

Japanese police said they have arrested seven people suspected of running an illegal sex business that reportedly targeted ...

Towering buildings on some of the most expensive real estate in the country are gearing up to accept people stranded in central Tokyo in the event of a natural disaster. Doubling as temporary ...