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 ...

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which we are living. These ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank and appeared unwell ...