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Lifestyle diseases raise heatstroke hospitalization risk by 2-5 times: Japan analysis

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250428/p2a/00m/0li/020000c

Published: April 29, 2025 09:00

TOKYO -- People with lifestyle-related diseases risk hospitalization from heatstroke at a rate two to five times higher than those without such condit

'Friendship marriages' providing partnership outside societal norms in Japan

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250428/p2g/00m/0li/036000c

Published: April 29, 2025 09:00

HAKODATE, Japan (Kyodo) -- Three years have passed since Satsuki and Minato, who are in their 30s and live in the Chugoku region of western Japan, agr

'Old guy rental' service in Japan changes lives: Our 5 most-read stories from last week

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250428/p2a/00m/0na/003000c

Published: April 28, 2025 17:00

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between April 19 and 27. The first story wa

Editorial: Baby switch ruling in Japan a step to protect children's right to know origins

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250428/p2a/00m/0op/015000c

Published: April 28, 2025 16:54

The Tokyo District Court has ordered the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to investigate the identity of the biological parents of a man who was switched

Japan pref. launches $20.9K crowdfunding drive to support J3 newcomer Kochi United SC

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250428/p2a/00m/0sp/012000c

Published: April 28, 2025 16:02

KOCHI -- The Kochi Prefectural Government has launched a 30-million-yen (approx. $209,000) crowdfunding campaign using the hometown tax donation syste

Easy Japanese news in translation: Vibrant tree peonies bloom at garden in Chiba Prefecture

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2a/00m/0na/014000c

Published: April 28, 2025 16:00

Vivid tree peonies are at their best at Mobara tree peony garden in the city of Mobara, Chiba Prefecture. The site is surrounded by a woodland area wh

How does wrong-way driving like in fatal head-on crash in east Japan occur?

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250428/p2a/00m/0na/010000c

Published: April 28, 2025 15:32

TOKYO -- Two people died in a collision caused by a driver going the wrong way on an east Japan expressway April 26. Some 20% of the 200 annual cases

North Korea confirms that it dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250428/p2g/00m/0in/010000c

Published: April 28, 2025 09:14

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea on Monday confirmed for the first time that it has sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.U.S

Mao Saigo of Japan wins the Chevron Championship with a birdie in a 5-way playoff

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250428/p2g/00m/0sp/008000c

Published: April 28, 2025 09:05

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) -- Mao Saigo of Japan won the Chevron Championship on Sunday for her first major title, making a 3-foot birdie putt on the f

White House journalists use annual press dinner to celebrate First Amendment

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250428/p2g/00m/0in/006000c

Published: April 28, 2025 08:48

WASHINGTON (AP) -- There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner were th

Craft breweries in Japan's Shizuoka push definition of beer with high-alcohol bevvies

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250425/p2a/00m/0li/021000c

Published: April 28, 2025 07:00

MISHIMA, Shizuoka -- Two breweries in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture have joined forces to brew and begin selling a duo of hard-hitting beers wit

Shohei Ohtani tops Japan school textbook appearances as celebrity scandals worry publishers

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2a/00m/0na/011000c

Published: April 28, 2025 07:00

TOKYO -- Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has emerged as the most featured celebrity in textbooks that have passed education ministry screenin

Iran and the US hold hours of expert talks in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0in/049000c

Published: April 27, 2025 18:30

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) -- Iran and the United States held in-depth negotiations in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program on Saturday, ending

Tesla could benefit most from new US rules on reporting self-driving car crashes

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0bu/045000c

Published: April 27, 2025 17:40

NEW YORK (AP) -- Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving ca

ICE deports immigrant mother of an infant and 3 children who are US citizens, lawyers say

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0in/043000c

Published: April 27, 2025 17:05

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl -- separa

Big Tech's soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0bu/041000c

Published: April 27, 2025 16:35

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Coal-fired power plants, long an increasingly money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now that the su

Trump expresses doubts Putin willing to end Ukraine war, a day after saying deal was close

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0in/036000c

Published: April 27, 2025 15:35

ROME (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia's Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism th

Massive explosion at Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 14, injures some 750

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0in/030000c

Published: April 27, 2025 14:04

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) -- A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient us

7 major Japan train operators do not discipline driver error, some adopt self-reporting

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2a/00m/0na/022000c

Published: April 27, 2025 13:00

TOKYO -- Seven major railway operators in Japan do not impose disciplinary action for driver error under their internal systems, a survey by the Maini

As prices rise, is battle heating up between domestic, foreign tourists for Japan hotels?

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250425/p2a/00m/0bu/018000c

Published: April 27, 2025 13:00

TOKYO -- The cost of staying at hotels in metropolitan Tokyo and regional Japanese cities keeps rising amid a surge in foreign visitors, with a survey

'It's meant to be erased': Japan blackboard artist talks about allure of chalk drawing

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250424/p2a/00m/0et/013000c

Published: April 27, 2025 13:00

ASAHI, Chiba -- Chalkboard art transforms school blackboards into vibrant artistic spaces. This art form has been gaining popularity in Japan, with ma

Israeli airstrike kills 10, half of them children, as mediators try to restart ceasefire

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0in/026000c

Published: April 27, 2025 12:35

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- An Israeli airstrike flattened a three-story home in Gaza City on Saturday, killing 10 people -- half of them childr

Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there's new hope

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0sc/023000c

Published: April 27, 2025 12:05

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can't get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous a

Russia says it has fully reclaimed Kursk region. Ukraine says it is still fighting

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0in/012000c

Published: April 27, 2025 10:35

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- All Ukrainian troops have been forced from parts of Russia's Kursk region, which Moscow lost control of last year to a surprise

Indian military says Pakistani troops fired at positions along the border in disputed Kashmir

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250427/p2g/00m/0in/002000c

Published: April 27, 2025 10:06

SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Pakistani soldiers fired at Indian posts along the highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir for a second consecutive ni

Charge up! Osaka Expo visitors say phone power essential amid digitalization drive

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250425/p2a/00m/0na/003000c

Published: April 27, 2025 09:00

TOKYO -- The Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai is promoting itself as an "Expo with no waiting lines" by pushing for digitalization throughout the venue. Howeve

Retro Japan: 'Golden wave' hot spring inn in Kumamoto Pref. thriving for over a century

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250422/p2a/00m/0et/019000c

Published: April 27, 2025 07:00

YATSUSHIRO, Kumamoto -- A hot spring inn called "Kinparo," literary translating to "golden wave tower," in this southwestern Japan city has been attra

Trump will pay his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him on some issues

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2g/00m/0in/054000c

Published: April 26, 2025 19:30

ROME (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Saturday was among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending the funeral of Pope Francis, whe

Device seller demands Amazon Japan step up after 'outrageous' delisting of genuine item

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2a/00m/0bu/025000c

Published: April 26, 2025 19:00

TOKYO -- A medical device sales company whose product was removed from the Amazon Japan website demanded the e-commerce giant to "take responsibility

Temples in northern Kyoto Pref. launch multilingual guide for foreign tourists

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2a/00m/0li/019000c

Published: April 26, 2025 17:40

AYABE, Kyoto -- A consortium of 10 Buddhist temples in northern Kyoto Prefecture, together with a nonprofit organization, launched a website that intr

Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2g/00m/0in/018000c

Published: April 26, 2025 17:30

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says

Japan considers letting council settle Imperial Family status when female members marry

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2a/00m/0na/017000c

Published: April 26, 2025 17:19

TOKYO -- Japanese legislators are considering letting the Imperial House Council decide on the status of husbands and children of female members of th

So you saw 'Conclave' the movie. Here's what it got right - and wrong - about real-life conclaves

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2g/00m/0in/020000c

Published: April 26, 2025 16:30

(AP) -- Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the death of Pope Fra

Editorial: Reform of Japan's pension system will stall without a long-term perspective

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2a/00m/0op/009000c

Published: April 26, 2025 14:47

The Japanese government has decided not to include measures to bolster the basic state pension, which all citizens receive, in pension reform legislat

Japan Photo Journal: Mist to beat heat at Osaka Expo draws mixed reactions

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2a/00m/0na/007000c

Published: April 26, 2025 13:02

Visitors are barely visible as mist is sprayed in the Inochi Park area at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai venue in Osaka's Konohana Ward in this recent ph

About 250,000 mourners pay last respects to Pope Francis over 3 days of public viewing

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250426/p2g/00m/0in/016000c

Published: April 26, 2025 11:11

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ordinary mourners, church

Series of Pokemon-themed exhibits sharing Japan's regional charms begins in Miyagi Pref.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250425/p2a/00m/0na/016000c

Published: April 26, 2025 09:00

SENDAI -- The company behind the popular Pokemon game and anime franchise is launching a series of exhibits across Japan to promote regional products,

Mayor in Japan's Beppu volunteers as driver for new ride service for inbound tourists

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250425/p2a/00m/0na/013000c

Published: April 26, 2025 09:00

BEPPU, Oita -- The mayor of this hot spring resort city proposed himself as a driver for a regional ride-sharing service, in which regular drivers tra

Hiroshima group releases annual nuclear disarmament report evaluating 34 countries

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250425/p2a/00m/0in/023000c

Published: April 25, 2025 18:23

HIROSHIMA -- Amid rising risks of nuclear weapons use around the world, a coalition made up of public and private sector peace groups in Hiroshima Pre

Editorial: 20 yrs after west Japan derailment disaster, safety efforts remain paramount

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250425/p2a/00m/0op/011000c

Published: April 25, 2025 17:01

April 25 marks 20 years since a morning rush hour train derailed on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in western Japan, killing 106 passengers and the driver an

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