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G7 ready to take all necessary measures for stable energy supply: ...

2026-03-30T23:15:02Z

G7 ready to take all necessary measures for stable energy supply: statement https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260331/p2g/00m/0bu/002000c

Bhutan monks turn to AI chatbot for Buddhist guidance ...

2026-03-24T04:45:01Z

Bhutan monks turn to AI chatbot for Buddhist guidance https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260323/p2g/00m/0in/026000c

In Photos: Osaka man creates realistic fake food using ...

2026-03-22T04:15:02Z

In Photos: Osaka man creates realistic fake food using traditional washi paper https://mainichi.jp/english/graphs/20260319/hpe/00m/0et/002000g

Japan study unveils secret about 'Demon Slayer' ...

2026-03-18T22:15:02Z

Japan study unveils secret about 'Demon Slayer' character's bamboo muzzle https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260318/p2a/00m/0et/021000c

All 5 DNA, RNA bases found in Ryugu asteroid samples: Japan ...

2026-03-18T10:30:02Z

All 5 DNA, RNA bases found in Ryugu asteroid samples: Japan research team https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260318/p2a/00m/0sc/019000c

Japan, US set to agree on $100 million joint project in ...

2026-03-17T07:45:02Z

Japan, US set to agree on $100 million joint project in shipbuilding https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260317/p2a/00m/0bu/010000c

Japan industry group reassures public on toilet paper supply amid ...

2026-03-16T06:30:01Z

Japan industry group reassures public on toilet paper supply amid Middle East tensions https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260316/p2a/00m/0na/008000c

64% of unmarried young women in Japan don't want children, ...

2026-03-15T04:15:02Z

64% of unmarried young women in Japan don't want children, exceeding men for 1st time: poll https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260312/p2a/00m/0li/006000c

Man gets 14 yrs over rape attempt resulting in death of ...

2026-03-13T12:15:01Z

Man gets 14 yrs over rape attempt resulting in death of intoxicated woman https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260313/p2g/00m/0na/037000c

Football: Players call for equal prize money for Women's ...

2026-03-08T05:15:01Z

Football: Players call for equal prize money for Women's Asian Cup https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260308/p2g/00m/0sp/010000c

Over 4,300 teacher posts unfilled at start of 2025 school year: ...

2026-03-06T09:30:02Z

Over 4,300 teacher posts unfilled at start of 2025 school year: Japan gov't survey https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260306/p2a/00m/0na/040000c

Japan's Himeji Castle raises admission fee to 2,500 yen for ...

2026-03-02T07:45:01Z

Japan's Himeji Castle raises admission fee to 2,500 yen for nonresidents https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260302/p2a/00m/0na/013000c

Court rejects residents' bid to halt Ikata reactor over ...

2026-02-26T03:30:02Z

Court rejects residents' bid to halt Ikata reactor over safety concerns https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260226/p2g/00m/0bu/027000c

Big Hinamatsuri festival opens in Japan's Hyogo Pref. with ...

2026-02-21T04:15:02Z

Big Hinamatsuri festival opens in Japan's Hyogo Pref. with record 717 dolls https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260219/p2a/00m/0na/038000c

Fossil evidence shows presence of lions in ancient Japan ...

2026-02-16T22:15:01Z

Fossil evidence shows presence of lions in ancient Japan https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260216/p2g/00m/0sc/032000c

Sony to exit Blu-ray disc recorder market amid rise of streaming ...

2026-02-10T00:15:02Z

Sony to exit Blu-ray disc recorder market amid rise of streaming services https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260209/p2g/00m/0bu/049000c

Japan's 'toy doctors' find joy in bringing ...

2026-01-31T04:15:02Z

Japan's 'toy doctors' find joy in bringing children's treasures back to life https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260129/p2a/00m/0na/014000c

Editorial: Japan must learn from Unification Church damage after ...

2026-01-22T08:15:02Z

Editorial: Japan must learn from Unification Church damage after Abe assassination ruling https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260122/p2a/00m/0op/016000c

Japan minor opposition head Taro Yamamoto to step down as ...

2026-01-21T06:45:01Z

Japan minor opposition head Taro Yamamoto to step down as lawmaker over ill health https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260121/p2g/00m/0na/032000c

Helicopter carrying 3 goes missing near Mt. Aso summit in ...

2026-01-20T06:00:01Z

Helicopter carrying 3 goes missing near Mt. Aso summit in southwest Japan https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260120/p2g/00m/0na/022000c

From 'mottainai' to 'PechaKucha': Oxford ...

2026-01-20T00:15:03Z

From 'mottainai' to 'PechaKucha': Oxford dictionary adds 11 new Japanese words https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260119/p2a/00m/0li/027000c

The Mainichi News Quiz: What garbage policy does the Tokyo ...

2026-01-17T03:15:01Z

The Mainichi News Quiz: What garbage policy does the Tokyo governor want implemented? https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260116/p2a/00m/0et/006000c

Expert panel proposes mandatory Japanese programs for foreign ...

2026-01-14T23:15:01Z

Expert panel proposes mandatory Japanese programs for foreign residents https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260114/p2g/00m/0na/042000c

Philippines evacuates 3,000 villagers after volcano activity ...

2026-01-08T02:45:01Z

Philippines evacuates 3,000 villagers after volcano activity raises alert level https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260108/p2g/00m/0in/012000c

Why is west Japan's oyster yield so low this year? ...

2026-01-04T00:15:02Z

Why is west Japan's oyster yield so low this year? https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251226/p2a/00m/0op/031000c

Boxing: Inoue wins record 27th-straight title bout to retain 4 ...

2025-12-28T01:45:01Z

Boxing: Inoue wins record 27th-straight title bout to retain 4 belts https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251228/p2g/00m/0sp/002000c

Kyoto Pref. sees 1st bird flu case in 21 years; 280,000 chickens ...

2025-12-24T04:30:01Z

Kyoto Pref. sees 1st bird flu case in 21 years; 280,000 chickens at egg farm being culled https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251224/p2a/00m/0na/025000c

Major Japanese cosmetics company offers 'guide makeup' ...

2025-12-21T00:15:03Z

Major Japanese cosmetics company offers 'guide makeup' lessons for students with low vision https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251219/p2a/00m/0li/023000c

H.K's last pro-democracy party shuts down under pressure from ...

2025-12-15T02:15:01Z

H.K's last pro-democracy party shuts down under pressure from China https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251215/p2g/00m/0in/006000c

Living in Japan -- an exchange student's view: A trilingual, ...

2025-12-13T00:15:02Z

Living in Japan -- an exchange student's view: A trilingual, tri-cultural quest (Pt. 10) https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251212/p2g/00m/0op/045000c

Document reveals how Japanese women were duped into postwar sex ...

2025-12-11T22:15:02Z

Document reveals how Japanese women were duped into postwar sex work https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251211/p2g/00m/0na/026000c

Passenger ferry in western Japan to run autonomously in world 1st ...

2025-12-11T00:15:02Z

Passenger ferry in western Japan to run autonomously in world 1st https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251210/p2g/00m/0na/043000c

New multilingual sign near Nara Park urges visitors against ...

2025-12-08T06:15:02Z

New multilingual sign near Nara Park urges visitors against 'teasing deer with crackers' https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251208/p2a/00m/0li/007000c

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor who performed in 'Mortal ...

2025-12-06T10:00:01Z

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor who performed in 'Mortal Kombat,' has died at 75 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251206/p2g/00m/0et/044000c

Trump says production of Japan-style tiny cars approved in U.S. ...

2025-12-06T06:00:02Z

Trump says production of Japan-style tiny cars approved in U.S. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251206/p2g/00m/0bu/020000c

Rice-based fare chosen as Japan's "Dish of the Year" ...

2025-12-04T00:15:01Z

Rice-based fare chosen as Japan's "Dish of the Year" in 2025 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251204/p2g/00m/0li/008000c

Farms struggling to attract Japanese workers, utilizing ...

2025-11-30T22:15:02Z

Farms struggling to attract Japanese workers, utilizing 'unauthorized' foreign labor https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251128/p2a/00m/0bu/040000c

Kyoto Univ. graduate student commercializes liquor from moth ...

2025-11-29T04:15:02Z

Kyoto Univ. graduate student commercializes liquor from moth caterpillar droppings https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251128/p2a/00m/0li/017000c

Private universities in Japan collect $226M in admission fees ...

2025-11-29T00:15:01Z

Private universities in Japan collect $226M in admission fees from applicants who don't enroll https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251128/p2a/00m/0na/014000c

Haiku in English: Nov. 27, 2025 ...

2025-11-26T21:15:01Z

Haiku in English: Nov. 27, 2025 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251023/p2g/00m/0su/024000c

89-yr-old wartime scarcity survivor teaches traditional Nagasaki ...

2025-11-22T04:15:02Z

89-yr-old wartime scarcity survivor teaches traditional Nagasaki cooking, value of food https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251120/p2a/00m/0li/031000c

George Takei's children's book on wartime internment to ...

2025-11-11T05:15:01Z

George Takei's children's book on wartime internment to appear in Japanese https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251111/p2g/00m/0et/025000c

Driver who caused multicar collision in west Japan was possibly ...

2025-11-07T03:30:02Z

Driver who caused multicar collision in west Japan was possibly unconscious https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251107/p2a/00m/0na/005000c

Japan's new PM looks to lift upper limits on overtime hours ...

2025-10-22T06:15:01Z

Japan's new PM looks to lift upper limits on overtime hours https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251022/p2a/00m/0na/005000c

Comet Lemmon returns for 1st time in 1,350 yrs, visible in ...

2025-10-20T22:15:02Z

Comet Lemmon returns for 1st time in 1,350 yrs, visible in Japan's night sky https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251020/p2a/00m/0sc/010000c

25,000 lanterns handmade by children illuminate west Japan city ...

2025-10-20T10:00:02Z

25,000 lanterns handmade by children illuminate west Japan city in annual festival https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251020/p2a/00m/0na/014000c

Over 100 mascots gather in western Japan to pitch local charms ...

2025-10-18T08:15:01Z

Over 100 mascots gather in western Japan to pitch local charms https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251018/p2g/00m/0na/021000c

Kyoto temple to require reservations, $20 to see New Year's ...

2025-10-16T22:15:02Z

Kyoto temple to require reservations, $20 to see New Year's Eve bell ringing https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251016/p2a/00m/0na/011000c

Int'l treaty recommends trade curbs on all eels despite Japan ...

2025-10-16T09:15:01Z

Int'l treaty recommends trade curbs on all eels despite Japan opposition https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251016/p2g/00m/0bu/039000c

'Don't bring in foreign culture': Outburst on train ...

2025-10-13T00:15:02Z

'Don't bring in foreign culture': Outburst on train leaves Nepali man in Japan fearful https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251010/p2a/00m/0na/028000c

Univ. of Kitakyushu offers 100-yen breakfast for students in ...

2025-10-08T22:15:02Z

Univ. of Kitakyushu offers 100-yen breakfast for students in collaboration with local market https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251008/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash ...

2025-10-08T08:45:01Z

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251008/p2g/00m/0in/030000c

Retro Japan: Robust Umaya Bridge in Tokyo a symbol of recovery ...

2025-10-05T00:15:02Z

Retro Japan: Robust Umaya Bridge in Tokyo a symbol of recovery from 1923 major quake https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251003/p2a/00m/0et/010000c

US government shutdown forces Yokosuka fireworks event to be ...

2025-10-03T06:15:02Z

US government shutdown forces Yokosuka fireworks event to be canceled https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251003/p2g/00m/0na/021000c

Japan says new steps could be taken against Israel over Gaza war ...

2025-09-26T07:15:02Z

Japan says new steps could be taken against Israel over Gaza war https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250926/p2g/00m/0na/045000c

UN assembly votes overwhelmingly to back two-state solution to ...

2025-09-13T03:00:02Z

UN assembly votes overwhelmingly to back two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250913/p2g/00m/0in/006000c

Haru Urara, famed Japanese horse that lost in all 113 of her ...

2025-09-10T02:15:02Z

Haru Urara, famed Japanese horse that lost in all 113 of her races, dies https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250910/p2g/00m/0sp/013000c

Gov't to use AI to help teach Japanese to kids with foreign ...

2025-08-14T05:45:02Z

Gov't to use AI to help teach Japanese to kids with foreign roots https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250814/p2g/00m/0bu/024000c

East Japan city councilor told to stop using title online over ...

2025-08-05T08:45:01Z

East Japan city councilor told to stop using title online over anti-discrimination posts https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250805/p2a/00m/0na/015000c

China police launch campaign against 'boys' love' ...

2025-07-14T13:15:02Z

China police launch campaign against 'boys' love' fiction writers https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250714/p2g/00m/0in/035000c

Boy with measles visited Osaka Expo, officials urge caution ...

2025-07-05T13:15:02Z

Boy with measles visited Osaka Expo, officials urge caution https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250705/p2g/00m/0na/035000c

Myanmar woman sues Tokyo-based ramen shop operator over unpaid ...

2025-07-02T22:15:01Z

Myanmar woman sues Tokyo-based ramen shop operator over unpaid wages https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250702/p2a/00m/0na/008000c

NATO just set its defense spending target at 5% of GDP. Can Japan ...

2025-06-26T07:30:01Z

NATO just set its defense spending target at 5% of GDP. Can Japan do the same? https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250626/p2a/00m/0na/015000c

No tariff deal with US as differences remain: Japan PM ...

2025-06-17T00:00:01Z

No tariff deal with US as differences remain: Japan PM https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250617/p2g/00m/0bu/010000c

David Attenborough's 'Ocean' is a brutal, beautiful ...

2025-06-08T05:45:01Z

David Attenborough's 'Ocean' is a brutal, beautiful wake-up call from the sea https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250608/p2g/00m/0et/017000c

Japan's real wages in April fall 1.8%, down for 4th straight ...

2025-06-05T00:45:02Z

Japan's real wages in April fall 1.8%, down for 4th straight month https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250605/p2g/00m/0bu/016000c

Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for ...

2025-06-01T13:45:02Z

Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for talks with Russia on Monday https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250601/p2g/00m/0in/036000c

Ishiba vows to visit U.S. soon to discuss Japan's position on ...

2025-04-07T01:49:01Z

Ishiba vows to visit U.S. soon to discuss Japan's position on tariffs https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250407/p2g/00m/0na/012000c

Japan deeply concerned about US reciprocal tariffs, demands ...

2025-04-03T07:02:02Z

Japan deeply concerned about US reciprocal tariffs, demands removal https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250403/p2g/00m/0na/032000c

Not a mild illness: As measles cases rise in Japan, expert warns ...

2025-04-02T22:02:06Z

Not a mild illness: As measles cases rise in Japan, expert warns of misinformation https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250402/p2a/00m/0li/016000c

Fukushima Pref. cherry trees cut down without notification amid ...

2025-03-30T22:01:12Z

Fukushima Pref. cherry trees cut down without notification amid reconstruction efforts https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250328/p2a/00m/0na/010000c

Japan daily correspondent killed in Israeli attack in Gaza ...

2025-03-26T02:02:02Z

Japan daily correspondent killed in Israeli attack in Gaza https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250326/p2g/00m/0in/008000c

Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as ...

2025-03-21T01:02:02Z

Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250321/p2g/00m/0in/007000c

Japan's core consumer prices in February rise 3.0% on year ...

2025-03-21T00:02:02Z

Japan's core consumer prices in February rise 3.0% on year https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250321/p2g/00m/0bu/003000c

Woman raised in facilities holds Tokyo event bringing social care ...

2025-03-16T00:01:12Z

Woman raised in facilities holds Tokyo event bringing social care issue closer to home https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250314/p2a/00m/0na/011000c

Japanese salmon catches plummet in losing battle to climate ...

2025-03-15T00:01:07Z

Japanese salmon catches plummet in losing battle to climate change https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250314/p2g/00m/0sc/018000c

US ambassador nominee ready for 'tough' tariff talks with ...

2025-03-14T02:51:02Z

US ambassador nominee ready for 'tough' tariff talks with Japan https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250314/p2g/00m/0in/021000c

SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another ...

2025-03-07T07:31:01Z

SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250307/p2g/00m/0sc/045000c

Indonesian bus driver to be 1st to work under new Japan visa ...

2025-02-22T03:01:02Z

Indonesian bus driver to be 1st to work under new Japan visa status https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250222/p2g/00m/0na/020000c

Why did US indiscriminately attack civilian targets in Kyushu in ...

2025-02-16T00:02:01Z

Why did US indiscriminately attack civilian targets in Kyushu in WWII's final stage? https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250213/p2a/00m/0na/023000c

After meeting with Trump, Jordan's king says his country ...

2025-02-12T02:33:02Z

After meeting with Trump, Jordan's king says his country opposes displacing Palestinians in Gaza https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250212/p2g/00m/0in/009000c

Japan fishermen, researchers join hands to study oceanic changes ...

2025-01-26T05:53:01Z

Japan fishermen, researchers join hands to study oceanic changes https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250126/p2g/00m/0na/008000c

Births in Japan set to fall under 700,000 for 1st time in 2024 ...

2025-01-24T08:58:01Z

Births in Japan set to fall under 700,000 for 1st time in 2024 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250124/p2g/00m/0na/025000c

Japan marks 30 years since Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed ...

2025-01-16T23:57:02Z

Japan marks 30 years since Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed over 6,400 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250117/p2g/00m/0na/006000c

Thai woman dies while in police detention in east Japan ...

2025-01-14T03:15:01Z

Thai woman dies while in police detention in east Japan prefecture https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250114/p2a/00m/0na/003000c

Tsunami advisory issued for Miyazaki, Kochi prefectures ...

2025-01-13T12:37:02Z

Tsunami advisory issued for Miyazaki, Kochi prefectures https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250113/p2g/00m/0na/028000c

Japan's 'Doctor Yellow' track-testing shinkansen ...

2025-01-03T01:53:02Z

Japan's 'Doctor Yellow' track-testing shinkansen begins long goodbye https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250103/p2g/00m/0na/010000c

Top Japan defense firms saw revenue increase 35% in 2023: think ...

2024-12-29T05:02:02Z

Top Japan defense firms saw revenue increase 35% in 2023: think tank https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241229/p2g/00m/0bu/018000c

Yen falls to upper 157 range vs. dollar as BOJ hike expectations ...

2024-12-20T04:00:02Z

Yen falls to upper 157 range vs. dollar as BOJ hike expectations fade https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241220/p2g/00m/0bu/016000c

Editorial: As relocation of US Marines begins, Okinawa's ...

2024-12-17T07:10:01Z

Editorial: As relocation of US Marines begins, Okinawa's burden must be alleviated https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241217/p2a/00m/0op/006000c

AI-generated website introducing nonexistent tourist spots in ...

2024-12-04T04:16:02Z

AI-generated website introducing nonexistent tourist spots in Fukuoka Prefecture shut down https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241204/p2a/00m/0na/005000c

Central Japan city to launch automatic translation screens in 134 ...

2024-11-26T22:02:07Z

Central Japan city to launch automatic translation screens in 134 languages https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241126/p2a/00m/0na/016000c

Shuntaro Tanikawa, noted poet and translator of ...

2024-11-19T01:17:02Z

Shuntaro Tanikawa, noted poet and translator of 'Peanuts,' dies at 92 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241119/p2g/00m/0na/007000c

Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning ...

2024-11-14T00:29:02Z

Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning up the planet at UN climate talks https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241114/p2g/00m/0in/010000c

China to conduct sampling of treated water at Fukushima nuclear ...

2024-11-12T00:01:02Z

China to conduct sampling of treated water at Fukushima nuclear plant https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241112/p2g/00m/0bu/010000c

Japan real wages in September fall 0.1% on year ...

2024-11-07T00:00:02Z

Japan real wages in September fall 0.1% on year https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241107/p2g/00m/0bu/007000c

Yoroku: Will Japan's gender equality advance with record ...

2024-10-24T06:40:02Z

Yoroku: Will Japan's gender equality advance with record number of female candidates? https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241024/p2a/00m/0op/014000c

Global Perspective: Israel cannot erase Arab people's will by ...

2024-10-16T22:01:02Z

Global Perspective: Israel cannot erase Arab people's will by force https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241016/p2a/00m/0op/014000c

South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for ...

2024-10-11T09:32:02Z

South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241011/p2g/00m/0et/047000c

Flooding and landslides in Nepal kill at least 66 people, with as ...

2024-09-29T04:41:01Z

Flooding and landslides in Nepal kill at least 66 people, with as many again still missing https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240929/p2g/00m/0in/028000c