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2026-03-30 23:15:02 GMT

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

2026-03-24 04:45:01 GMT

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

2026-03-22 04:15:02 GMT

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

2026-03-18 22:15:02 GMT

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

2026-03-18 10:30:02 GMT

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

2026-03-16 06:30:01 GMT

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

2026-03-15 04:15:02 GMT

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

2026-03-13 12:15:01 GMT

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

2026-03-08 05:15:01 GMT

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

2026-03-02 07:45:01 GMT

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

2026-02-26 03:30:02 GMT

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

2026-02-21 04:15:02 GMT

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

2026-02-16 22:15:01 GMT

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

2026-02-10 00:15:02 GMT

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

2026-01-22 08:15:02 GMT

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

2026-01-21 06:45:01 GMT

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

2026-01-20 06:00:01 GMT

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

2026-01-20 00:15:03 GMT

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

2026-01-17 03:15:01 GMT

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

2026-01-14 23:15:01 GMT

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

2026-01-08 02:45:01 GMT

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

2026-01-04 00:15:02 GMT

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

2025-12-28 01:45:01 GMT

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

2025-12-24 04:30:01 GMT

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

2025-12-21 00:15:03 GMT

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

2025-12-15 02:15:01 GMT

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

2025-12-13 00:15:02 GMT

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

2025-12-11 22:15:02 GMT

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

2025-12-11 00:15:02 GMT

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

2025-12-08 06:15:02 GMT

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

2025-12-06 10:00:01 GMT

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

2025-12-06 06:00:02 GMT

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

2025-12-04 00:15:01 GMT

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

2025-11-30 22:15:02 GMT

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

2025-11-29 04:15:02 GMT

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

2025-11-29 00:15:01 GMT

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

2025-11-26 21:15:01 GMT

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

2025-11-22 04:15:02 GMT

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

2025-11-11 05:15:01 GMT

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

2025-11-07 03:30:02 GMT

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

2025-10-22 06:15:01 GMT

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

2025-10-20 22:15:02 GMT

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

2025-10-20 10:00:02 GMT

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

2025-10-18 08:15:01 GMT

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

2025-10-16 22:15:02 GMT

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

2025-10-16 09:15:01 GMT

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

2025-10-13 00:15:02 GMT

'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

2025-10-08 22:15:02 GMT

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

2025-10-08 08:45:01 GMT

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

2025-10-05 00:15:02 GMT

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

2025-10-03 06:15:02 GMT

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

2025-09-26 07:15:02 GMT

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

2025-09-13 03:00:02 GMT

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

2025-09-10 02:15:02 GMT

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

2025-08-14 05:45:02 GMT

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

2025-08-05 08:45:01 GMT

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

2025-07-14 13:15:02 GMT

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

2025-07-05 13:15:02 GMT

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

2025-07-02 22:15:01 GMT

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

2025-06-26 07:30:01 GMT

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

2025-06-17 00:00:01 GMT

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

2025-06-08 05:45:01 GMT

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

2025-06-05 00:45:02 GMT

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

2025-06-01 13:45:02 GMT

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

2025-04-07 01:49:01 GMT

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

2025-04-03 07:02:02 GMT

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

2025-04-02 22:02:06 GMT

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

2025-03-30 22:01:12 GMT

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

2025-03-26 02:02:02 GMT

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

2025-03-21 01:02:02 GMT

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

2025-03-21 00:02:02 GMT

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

2025-03-16 00:01:12 GMT

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

2025-03-15 00:01:07 GMT

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

2025-03-14 02:51:02 GMT

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

2025-03-07 07:31:01 GMT

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

2025-02-22 03:01:02 GMT

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

2025-02-16 00:02:01 GMT

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

2025-02-12 02:33:02 GMT

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

2025-01-26 05:53:01 GMT

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

2025-01-24 08:58:01 GMT

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

2025-01-16 23:57:02 GMT

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

2025-01-14 03:15:01 GMT

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

2025-01-13 12:37:02 GMT

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

2025-01-03 01:53:02 GMT

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

2024-12-29 05:02:02 GMT

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

2024-12-20 04:00:02 GMT

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

2024-12-17 07:10:01 GMT

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

2024-12-04 04:16:02 GMT

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

2024-11-26 22:02:07 GMT

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

2024-11-19 01:17:02 GMT

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

2024-11-14 00:29:02 GMT

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

2024-11-12 00:01:02 GMT

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

2024-11-07 00:00:02 GMT

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

2024-10-24 06:40:02 GMT

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

2024-10-16 22:01:02 GMT

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

2024-10-11 09:32:02 GMT

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

2024-09-29 04:41:01 GMT

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

2024-09-16 22:01:02 GMT

'Protected' by those who died, 95-yr-old Hiroshima A-bomb survivor continues to testify https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240914/p2a/00m/0na/010000c

2024-09-12 06:02:02 GMT

Editorial: Japan's rice shortage a failure of gov't policy past and present https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240912/p2a/00m/0op/013000c

2024-09-05 07:31:02 GMT

Pope and imam of Southeast Asia's largest mosque make joint call to fight violence, protect planet https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240905/p2g/00m/0in/041000c