New Chitose Airport near Sapporo was the worst hit, making up 49 of ANA’s 56 cancelled flights. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

The Winter Olympic Games run from Feb 6 to 22 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and Japan will be hoping to match, or even better, its performance in Beijing four years ago. In 2022, Japan ended ...

Olympic gold medallist Ryoyu Kobayashi has said experience had taught him that ski jumping rarely follows a script as he ...

Olympic gold medallist Ryoyu Kobayashi told reporters in Tokyo his goal is to get the crowd going at Milano Cortina 2026.

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between January 9 ...

In Japan, the ages of 25 and 42 are the most unlucky for men. Fortunately, there is a 300-year-old solution. It involves ...

Markets will have a lot to ponder in the coming week as January's hectic start continues apace, with U.S. President Donald ...

The seventh edition of the World Sports Photography Awards received 23,130 images taken by 4,120 photographers from 123 ...

World Economic Forum 2026 begins in Davos today. Here are all the places you can explore in the Swiss Alps while world ...

Active travel is more popular than ever and there are more great choices. So if you want to hike, bike, paddle or explore the ...

A major power outage disrupted Tokyo's rail network on January 16, triggering widespread commuter chaos across the capital.