About 10,000 fireworks lit up the summer night sky during the Lake Biwa Great Fireworks Festival at Otsu Port in the city of ...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Aug. 9 to test your news knowledge. Ready ...

August 9, 1945 marks the day when the US dropped its second atomic bomb, the ‘Fat Man’, on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, ...

On August 9, 1945, at 11.02am, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, which resulted to the deaths of 74,000 people on ...

(AFP) - Thousands observed a moment of silence on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese ...

Japan on Saturday marks 80 years since Nagasaki's bombing, and one of the highlights of this year's anniversary is the ...

Twin cathedral bells rang in unison Saturday in Japan's Nagasaki for the first time since the atomic bombing of the city 80 ...

Top-flight Japanese boxer, Shigetoshi Kotari, has tragically passed away at the age of 28 following a title bout against ...

While often associated with manga and fan fiction, the market includes novels, poems and photo books. Read more at ...

The boxing world was left in shock after the events at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. On August 2, during a night that promised ...

SEATTLE — The Mariners will be holding giveaways and hosting special events throughout the weekend to celebrate team legend ...