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Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260922/p2g/00m/0in/017000c

Published: September 22, 2026 18:00

BANTEN, Indonesia (AP) -- All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and ot

Iran offers to reopen Hormuz strait within 7 days in push for diplomacy

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260922/p2g/00m/0in/023000c

Published: September 22, 2026 17:53

TEHRAN (Kyodo) -- Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States takes initial steps toward easing military pr

War, runaway AI and climate shocks to take center stage as world leaders meet at UN

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260922/p2g/00m/0in/013000c

Published: September 22, 2026 16:00

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations this week facing new fears that run

Compact appliances gain popularity in Japan as high home prices squeeze living space

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260922/p2g/00m/0li/011000c

Published: September 22, 2026 15:00

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Compact appliances that maximize limited living space are gaining popularity in Japan as soaring housing prices make larger homes les

Tadami River offers glimpses of mist and mystery as it winds through Fukushima Pref.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260917/p2a/00m/0li/004000c

Published: September 22, 2026 13:00

The Tadami River in Japan's Oku-Aizu region is famous for its billowing mist from June to September, for those lucky enough to see it. As the rainy se

The Mainichi News Quiz: What might Japan Post do about its money-losing mail service?

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260922/p2a/00m/0et/002000c

Published: September 22, 2026 12:00

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 22 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What is Japan Post Co.

News in Easy English: Tokyo business area, office workers, keep cool in mini-forests

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260922/p2a/00m/0na/001000c

Published: September 22, 2026 11:00

TOKYO -- People often call Tokyo's business areas "concrete jungles." They have many roads and tall buildings. These can make the city hotter. This is

Heavy rain hits Tokyo area as typhoon approaches eastern coast, killing 2

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260922/p2g/00m/0na/002000c

Published: September 22, 2026 10:28

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A large typhoon was moving closer to eastern Japan's Pacific coast Monday, bringing heavy rain to the Tokyo area and triggering lands

Kyushu Electric Power innovator tackles tricky vanilla cultivation in Japan

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260917/p2a/00m/0sc/068000c

Published: September 22, 2026 09:00

FUKUOKA -- In an agricultural area of Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan surrounded by rice paddies, local utility Kyushu Electric Power Co. is

Schoolgirl passes top level of Japan's 'Eiken' English proficiency test as a 4th grader

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260917/p2a/00m/0na/063000c

Published: September 22, 2026 09:00

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi -- A fifth-grade girl from this central Japan city passed Grade 1 of the "Eiken" English language proficiency test, a diffi

Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Disney Halloween' starts at Tokyo Disney Resort

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0et/031000c

Published: September 21, 2026 16:00

A special event, "Disney Halloween," has started at Tokyo Disney Resort in the city of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture. The event will run through October 3

US proposes notification system for AI issues to China ahead of summit

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260921/p2g/00m/0in/012000c

Published: September 21, 2026 11:29

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The United States has told China that the two countries should create a "notification mechanism" for artificial intelligence issue

Japan, ASEAN trade ministers agree to pursue stronger economic partnership

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260921/p2g/00m/0bu/010000c

Published: September 21, 2026 11:05

MANILA (Kyodo) -- Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed on Sept. 20 at a meeting of their industry and trade ministers to work t

Japan to boost measures to battle invasive beetles with 6.7 bil. yen budget

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260921/p2g/00m/0na/008000c

Published: September 21, 2026 10:57

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Environment Ministry is stepping up measures against longhorn beetles that are devouring cherry trees, with a request for 6.7

Asian Games: Japan misses 1st men's basketball gold with S. Korea loss

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260921/p2g/00m/0sp/006000c

Published: September 21, 2026 10:48

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan missed out on its first men's basketball gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, going down 67-57 to South Korea

Tokyo condo prices and soaring mackerel costs: Our 5 most-read stories from last week

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260921/p2a/00m/0na/001000c

Published: September 21, 2026 10:32

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between September 12 and 20. The first stor

Japan braces for heavy rain, strong winds as typhoon nears eastern coast

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260921/p2g/00m/0na/002000c

Published: September 21, 2026 10:22

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A large typhoon was moving toward eastern Japan's Pacific coast on Monday, with the weather agency warning of heavy rain, strong wind

News that broke 2 years ago spurs 83-year-old to tell 'reality' of Hiroshima A-bombing

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260917/p2a/00m/0na/054000c

Published: September 21, 2026 09:00

TAKAMATSU -- An 83-year-old man in west Japan has begun speaking publicly about his memory of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima after decades of silence

SDF recovers part of crashed Global Hawk drone along western Japan coast

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0na/026000c

Published: September 20, 2026 18:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force said Sunday it has recovered part of the crashed Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft tha

Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0bu/018000c

Published: September 20, 2026 17:00

(AP) -- A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development.The lawsu

Crab-themed complex aims to be new central Japan landmark, tourist hub

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0li/016000c

Published: September 20, 2026 16:00

FUKUI (Kyodo) -- An interactive, crab-themed complex in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, hopes to become a new landmark and attraction for visitors ea

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in the epicenter of the outbreak

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0in/012000c

Published: September 20, 2026 15:00

BUNIA, Congo (AP) -- Congo on Saturday began vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the

MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0in/010000c

Published: September 20, 2026 14:00

NEW YORK (AP) -- Reporters from three major news organizations -- CNN, MS NOW and Politico -- were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day

Japan disaster experts warn people not to travel unnecessarily during heavy rain

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0na/009000c

Published: September 20, 2026 13:00

CHIBA -- One month has passed since torrential rain in Chiba Prefecture killed 13 people. Since then, intense downpours have continued to strike Japan

Member of Japan idol group timelesz sent to prosecutors for alleged assault

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0na/020000c

Published: September 20, 2026 12:45

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A member of Japan's pop idol group timelesz was sent to prosecutors on Sunday for alleged assault of a woman in Tokyo.Shuto Inomata,

Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0in/008000c

Published: September 20, 2026 12:30

CAIRO (AP) -- Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting

Asian Games: Hojo wins Japan's 1st gold at Aichi-Nagoya in men's triathlon

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0sp/014000c

Published: September 20, 2026 11:50

GAMAGORI, Aichi (Kyodo) -- Takumi Hojo won Japan's first gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in men's triathlon on Sunday.Hojo clocked 52 minut

Will AI models achieve the ability to improve autonomously? Leading labs say the scenario is near

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0sc/006000c

Published: September 20, 2026 11:36

(AP) -- Once a distant ambition for technology researchers, the prospect of artificial intelligence models teaching themselves autonomously to be more

Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games begin as Japan plays host for 1st time since 1994

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260920/p2g/00m/0sp/004000c

Published: September 20, 2026 10:54

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games began Saturday, with Japan hosting the continental summer games for the first time since 1994 and welco

Retro Japan: 'Tourism hall' in Shizuoka Pref. remains beloved seaside community hub

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0et/015000c

Published: September 20, 2026 09:00

ITO, Shizuoka -- Standing in front of the Ito-shi Kanko Kaikan, literally the Ito city tourism hall, in Shizuoka Prefecture, one can feel the sea bree

Expectations rise in Japan for Niigata's new 'Natsuhime' heat-tolerant rice

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0na/040000c

Published: September 20, 2026 09:00

NIIGATA -- Niigata Prefecture's new rice variety "Natsuhime" (summer princess) made its debut this summer. An extremely early maturing variety that ca

A child's lesson on 'Susen Bee' prompts a Japanese parent to study US history

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0in/022000c

Published: September 20, 2026 07:00

WASHINGTON (Mainichi) -- One day in mid-May after arriving home from school, my eldest son, 8, informed me, "Today we learned about 'Susen Bee.'"Our f

Sumo: Onosato breezes to victory, moves into 2-way tie with Kotozakura

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260919/p2g/00m/0sp/015000c

Published: September 19, 2026 19:12

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato blew away No. 3 maegashira Churanoumi to stay on top of the leaderboard at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Satur

Baseball: Tanaka gets 204th NPB-MLB win, overtakes Kuroda on all-time list

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260919/p2g/00m/0sp/013000c

Published: September 19, 2026 19:07

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Masahiro Tanaka earned the 204th win of his combined Japanese and U.S. professional baseball career, moving into outright second plac

Newly staffed station connects with foreign students learning Japanese

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260919/p2g/00m/0na/011000c

Published: September 19, 2026 17:01

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Local residents in a city in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, have taken on a new role of "station attendants" at a once unman

Detached homes priced above 100 million yen gain popularity as Tokyo costs climb

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260917/p2a/00m/0bu/069000c

Published: September 19, 2026 13:00

TOKYO -- As land prices continue to rise in urban areas across Japan, buyers are increasingly rediscovering the appeal of detached houses that offer g

Japan's oldest public housing complex in Shizuoka survives demolition threat

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260916/p2a/00m/0na/014000c

Published: September 19, 2026 13:00

SHIZUOKA -- A public housing complex in this central Japan city's Aoi Ward, has recently been attracting renewed attention, and its once planned demol

The Mainichi News Quiz: What's going down in Iga's Yono Park the night of Oct. 3?

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260917/p2a/00m/0et/043000c

Published: September 19, 2026 12:00

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 19 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What nighttime event i

News in Easy English: Japan city uses tablets to help people in many languages

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260917/p2a/00m/0na/042000c

Published: September 19, 2026 11:00

OMITAMA, Ibaraki -- Omitama city started to use six tablets this month. The tablets have a translation app. People can use them at service counters.Re

Living in Japan -- an exchange student's view: A path into new language, culture and nature

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260914/p2g/00m/0op/034000c

Published: September 19, 2026 09:00

I first thought about Japan as a place to visit in 2020. The pandemic had just started, and I suddenly had a lot more time on my hands. A new TV show

Japan researchers use ancient boardgame Go to explore how humans and AI can coexist

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260916/p2a/00m/0na/036000c

Published: September 19, 2026 09:00

TOKYO -- Researchers in Japan are using Pair Go, a version of the ancient board game played in teams, to explore how humans and artificial intelligenc

Takaichi Cabinet support at 53.4% after reshuffle, up 3.2 points from Aug.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0na/059000c

Published: September 18, 2026 21:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Kyodo News poll showed Friday that the approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet rose 3.2 percentage poi

Sumo: Aonishiki battles through injury in pursuit of yokozuna promotion

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0sp/054000c

Published: September 18, 2026 19:30

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Despite lingering injuries affecting his preparation, ozeki Aonishiki is determined to build on his dramatic July championship and ea

N. Korea-linked hackers steal crypto assets worth at least 1.7 bil. yen

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0in/047000c

Published: September 18, 2026 18:30

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- North Korea-linked hackers have targeted engineers in more than 100 countries and regions, including Japan, stealing cryptocurrency a

Russians begin 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0in/044000c

Published: September 18, 2026 18:00

(AP) -- Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country's first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition an

Project to rebuild stone markers donated by 19th-century explorer underway in Japan

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0et/039000c

Published: September 18, 2026 17:35

TSU, Mie -- A project is underway to reconstruct stone markers donated late in life by 19th-century Japanese explorer Matsuura Takeshiro to shrines ac

Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0in/040000c

Published: September 18, 2026 17:30

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Heavy rain caused flooding across parts of northern Vietnam on Thursday, disrupting travel, inundating homes and pushing severa

Bear spray left by vice principal used on students at middle school in northeast Japan

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0na/035000c

Published: September 18, 2026 16:57

TOKYO -- A junior high school student in Iwate Prefecture was arrested after allegedly spraying bear repellent at students after the school's vice pri

Dollar jumps above 157 yen, Nikkei stock index climbs after BOJ rate hike

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0bu/045000c

Published: September 18, 2026 16:49

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. dollar jumped above 157 yen on Friday after two of the Bank of Japan's nine policy board members voted against an interest r

Editorial: Takaichi's Cabinet, LDP reshuffle could deepen disregard of Japan Diet

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0op/033000c

Published: September 18, 2026 16:06

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reshuffled her Cabinet and unveiled a new leadership lineup for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Easy Japanese news in translation: Autumn watermelon cultivation spreads in Chiba's Tomisato

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0na/005000c

Published: September 18, 2026 16:00

The cultivation of autumn watermelons is spreading in the city of Tomisato, Chiba Prefecture, a major watermelon-producing area. In autumn, shipments

Japan's Nagano police to hire ex-pro soccer player under athlete recruitment program

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2a/00m/0na/017000c

Published: September 18, 2026 14:50

NAGANO -- The Nagano Prefectural Police force has selected the first successful applicant under a new recruitment program for people with experience c

Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0bu/021000c

Published: September 18, 2026 14:30

(AP) -- Anthropic's Claude is helping the company develop the next, more intelligent version of the model, the artificial intelligence lab said in an

Dollar jumps above 157 yen line after 2 BOJ board members opposed rate hike

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0bu/030000c

Published: September 18, 2026 14:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. dollar jumped above the 157 yen line on Friday, after two of nine Bank of Japan policy board members voted against an intere

Tokyo stocks mixed on tech gains, wait-and-see ahead BOJ outcome weighs

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0bu/022000c

Published: September 18, 2026 12:40

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Friday morning, as the benchmark Nikkei index was lifted by heavyweight technology shares, although the overa

Mystery man Uketsu reflects on Dagger shortlist, early life in Britain

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0et/013000c

Published: September 18, 2026 12:30

LONDON (Kyodo) -- If you've ever seen Japanese horror novelist Uketsu -- who wears a stark white mask and full black bodysuit -- chances are you'd nev

Kyushu Shinkansen resumes all-line operation after Kumamoto quake disaster

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0bu/017000c

Published: September 18, 2026 11:30

KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resumed along the entire route Friday for the first time in 52 days aft

Takaichi's Cabinet reshuffle fires starting gun for ruling LDP leader race

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260918/p2g/00m/0na/009000c

Published: September 18, 2026 10:30

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet reshuffle Thursday set the stage for next year's race for the presidency of the ruling Libera

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