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Figure skating: Retired star Asada to open coaching academy

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0sp/037000c

Published: June 12, 2025 21:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Retired figure skater Mao Asada, who won silver for Japan at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, announced Thursday she is embarking

Japan PM unlikely to dissolve lower house absent no-confidence motion

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0na/046000c

Published: June 12, 2025 20:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is unlikely to dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election unless a no-confidenc

Air India passenger plane with 244 aboard crashes in India's northwestern Ahmedabad city

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0in/039000c

Published: June 12, 2025 19:17

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) -- Air India says its London-bound flight that crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport Thursday included people fro

First karaoke machine recognized as entertainment tech 'milestone'

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0et/033000c

Published: June 12, 2025 19:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The world's first karaoke machine was honored Thursday as a "milestone" that created a new brand of entertainment by a U.S. organizat

Tokyo stocks snap 4-day win streak on firmer yen, tariff uncertainty

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0bu/031000c

Published: June 12, 2025 16:46

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks snapped a four-day winning streak Thursday, as exporters were hurt by a stronger yen and uncertainty over U.S. tariff ne

Japan remains 118th in 2025 gender gap report, worst among G7

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0na/026000c

Published: June 12, 2025 16:00

GENEVA (Kyodo) -- Japan remained at 118th among 148 countries in the gender gap rankings in 2025, still worst among the Group of Seven nations, affect

Ex-Nihon U. weightlifting coach ignored warnings over taking illegal fees: Japan police

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2a/00m/0na/018000c

Published: June 12, 2025 15:35

TOKYO -- The former head coach of Nihon University's weightlifting club ignored repeated warnings by multiple assistant coaches who urged him to cease

South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts along border with rival North in a move to ease tensions

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0in/024000c

Published: June 12, 2025 15:30

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's military shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda along the inter-Korean border on Wed

Japan PM hopes for progress in US tariff talks, in no rush for deal

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0na/030000c

Published: June 12, 2025 14:50

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that Japan aims to make progress in ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States bu

Shiori Yamao leaves Japan's DPFP after it pulled backing in upcoming election

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

Published: June 12, 2025 14:08

TOKYO -- Former House of Representatives member Shiori Yamao, whom the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) withdrew its endorsement in the proporti

US expert posts satellite image of suspected N. Korea nuke facility

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0in/022000c

Published: June 12, 2025 14:00

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A U.S. nuclear weapons expert has released satellite images of what is believed to be a new uranium enrichment facility under const

Editorial: Science Council of Japan must not become government tool

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2a/00m/0op/010000c

Published: June 12, 2025 13:47

The Science Council of Japan is a representative organization of scientists dedicated to the pursuit of the truth. It must not become a government too

Baseball: Ohtani extends streak with triple as Dodgers beat Padres

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0sp/028000c

Published: June 12, 2025 13:27

SAN DIEGO, California (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani extended his hit streak to eight games Wednesday as he helped the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Dieg

Japan urges China to prevent recurrence after air near miss

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0na/020000c

Published: June 12, 2025 13:15

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan said Thursday it has strongly urged China to prevent a recurrence after a Chinese military aircraft and a Japanese Maritime Sel

Football: Urawa Reds to represent J-League at revamped Club World Cup

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0sp/014000c

Published: June 12, 2025 12:23

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Urawa Reds will fly the flag as Japan's sole representative at the new 32-team Club World Cup kicking off Saturday in the United Stat

The Mainichi News Quiz: A man gave what worth 330 million yen to his home city?

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2a/00m/0et/002000c

Published: June 12, 2025 12:00

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for June 12 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What did a man in his 7

Rice price cut rush puts Koizumi, ex-Japan PM son, back in spotlight

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0na/018000c

Published: June 12, 2025 11:43

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi has returned to the political spotlight by launching a push to lower rice prices amid rising h

Japan's DPFP pulls backing of Shiori Yamao for election over scandal concerns

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2a/00m/0na/007000c

Published: June 12, 2025 11:42

TOKYO -- The Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) has withdrawn its endorsement of former House of Representatives member Shiori Yamao, who was set

LA starts night curfew, Marines deployed to join National Guard

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0in/016000c

Published: June 12, 2025 11:24

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- A night curfew began Tuesday in Los Angeles as protests against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies t

News in Easy English: Bedbugs cause problems in Japan as summer comes

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2a/00m/0na/003000c

Published: June 12, 2025 11:00

TOKYO -- In Japan, the number of bedbugs, a kind of insect, is growing. Bedbugs bite people and drink their blood. Their bites make people feel very i

Honda mulls investment in state-backed Japan chip venture Rapidus

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0bu/009000c

Published: June 12, 2025 10:38

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Honda Motor Co. is considering investing in the state-backed Japanese chip venture Rapidus Corp., sources familiar with the matter sa

Bessent says 90-day tariff pause could be extended for key partners

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0in/011000c

Published: June 12, 2025 10:32

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States could extend a 90-day pause on the implementation of steep tariffs on goods from its major trading partners if

Tokyo stocks open mixed on firmer yen, US-Japan trade deal hopes

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0bu/012000c

Published: June 12, 2025 09:55

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks open mixed Thursday as exporter issue declines on a stronger yen were offset by buying on hopes for the conclusion of a

German President to visit Japan for Expo, meet with novelist Haruki Murakami

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0et/010000c

Published: June 12, 2025 09:33

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is scheduled to visit Japan next week to attend the World Exposition in Osaka, the Japanese

Trump says US gets rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55%

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0in/008000c

Published: June 12, 2025 09:07

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that China will make it easier for American industry to obtain much-needed needed magnet

China fighter jet has near miss with SDF patrol plane: Japan gov't

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0in/005000c

Published: June 12, 2025 08:44

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Chinese military aircraft had a near miss with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol plane over the high seas in the Pacific,

Japan's Princess Kako addresses Brazil's Congress, meets with Lula in presidential palace

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0na/004000c

Published: June 12, 2025 08:08

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Japan's Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, was welcomed on Wednesday by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio L

BTS's 2nd chapter: What the future holds for the global phenomenon and their fans (Pt.1)

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2a/00m/0et/033000c

Published: June 12, 2025 07:00

SEOUL (Mainichi) -- K-pop sensation BTS is making a comeback. The members, who had suspended group activities due to mandatory military service, have

Cruise boom buoys Japan's post-pandemic tourism

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0bu/053000c

Published: June 12, 2025 07:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- When the Diamond Princess was quarantined off Yokohama in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Japan's cruise industry

Record 42.7% of seniors in Japan have income-generating jobs: Cabinet Office poll

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2a/00m/0bu/032000c

Published: June 12, 2025 07:00

TOKYO -- A Cabinet Office survey has found that 42.7% of seniors in Japan reported carrying out paid work, surpassing 40% for the first time. This fig

2 injured in wrong-way crash in Gifu Prefecture, latest in recent spate of incidents

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250612/p2g/00m/0na/002000c

Published: June 12, 2025 06:58

GIFU (Kyodo) -- Two vehicles collided head-on Wednesday in an outbound lane of an expressway in central Japan, injuring the two drivers after one ente

Renowned pianist Martha Argerich says dialogue vital for world peace

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0et/068000c

Published: June 12, 2025 06:20

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Famed Argentina-born pianist Martha Argerich says engaging in dialogue to share cultural differences plays a major role in building p

Haiku in English: June 12, 2025

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250527/p2g/00m/0su/034000c

Published: June 12, 2025 06:00

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Boxing: Champion Teraji to face Sandoval in world title tripleheader

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0sp/060000c

Published: June 11, 2025 23:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- WBC and WBA flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji will take on Ricardo Sandoval of the United States in a world title tripleheader in Ju

Baseball: Ohtani solid in practice as pitching comeback progresses

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0sp/035000c

Published: June 11, 2025 22:00

SAN DIEGO, California (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani struck out six in three simulated innings Tuesday as the Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star took another

Raids in Southern California rattle immigrant communities -- including those in the US legally

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0in/043000c

Published: June 11, 2025 21:00

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jacob Vasquez began working at a clothing warehouse in Los Angeles soon after arriving from Mexico less than three years ago.He is

Japan maintains economic view on positive job, income situations

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0bu/049000c

Published: June 11, 2025 20:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Wednesday maintained its view that the Japanese economy is recovering moderately, supported in part by improvements

Taiwan ship spotted near westernmost Japan islet possibly for survey

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0na/057000c

Published: June 11, 2025 19:15

NAHA (Kyodo) -- A Taiwanese vessel sailed near Japan's westernmost island within the country's exclusive economic zone for at least 17 hours despite c

BOJ set to keep policy rate unchanged, will gauge US tariff impact

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0bu/055000c

Published: June 11, 2025 19:09

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week as it gauges the impact of higher U.S

Osaka Expo organizers set up task force over legionella outbreak at venue sites

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2a/00m/0et/030000c

Published: June 11, 2025 18:34

OSAKA -- The hosting organization for the ongoing Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai established a task force on June 10 to respond to the detection of legionell

Japan PM to urge G7 to work to tackle N. Korea's cryptocurrency theft

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0na/047000c

Published: June 11, 2025 18:13

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to call on his Group of Seven counterparts to work together to tackle North Korea's cry

Nankai quake damage projected at 1,466 tril. yen over 20-plus years

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0na/045000c

Published: June 11, 2025 18:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A massive earthquake predicted to occur in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years could cause 1,466 trillion yen ($10 trillion) i

Japan ruling bloc aiming for 30,000-40,000 yen cash handouts per person

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2a/00m/0na/020000c

Published: June 11, 2025 17:41

TOKYO -- Japan's government and ruling coalition parties are considering individual cash handouts of around 30,000-40,000 yen (some $206-$275) in resp

A former student opens fire at an Austrian school, killing 10 and taking his own life

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0in/041000c

Published: June 11, 2025 17:39

GRAZ, Austria (AP) -- A former student opened fire at a school in Austria's second-biggest city Tuesday, killing 10 people and wounding 12 others befo

Japan passes bill to battle teacher shortage with pay boost, overtime cut

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2a/00m/0na/016000c

Published: June 11, 2025 17:34

TOKYO -- Teachers will be getting more pay and the promise of less notoriously excessive overtime work under a bill revising Japan's law on public sch

Tokyo stocks rise for 4th day after US-China trade deal

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0bu/039000c

Published: June 11, 2025 17:21

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday for a fourth consecutive day after the United States and China agreed on a framework believed to center o

Compensation by Tokyo gov't, state finalized over illicit probe

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0na/037000c

Published: June 11, 2025 16:56

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A court ruling that ordered the Tokyo government and the state to compensate a company president and others for an unlawful investiga

Editorial: Japan's ruling LDP lacks sense of urgency over securing Imperial Family members

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2a/00m/0op/013000c

Published: June 11, 2025 16:37

Discussions between Japan's ruling and opposition parties over measures to secure the number of Imperial Family members have hit a snag, and it is exp

Japanese man tells UN forced sterilization at 14 ruined his life

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0na/033000c

Published: June 11, 2025 16:30

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- A child victim of forced sterilization under Japan's now-defunct eugenics protection law said the surgery ruined his life, as he d

Easy Japanese news in translation: Yosakoi Soran Festival held in Sapporo

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250609/p2a/00m/0na/004000c

Published: June 11, 2025 16:00

The Yosakoi Soran Festival, held in early summer in the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido, began on June 4. The festival features dances performed with "naruk

Nintendo Switch 2 sales top 3.5 million in first 4 days

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2a/00m/0bu/010000c

Published: June 11, 2025 15:49

OSAKA -- Global sales of Nintendo Co.'s Switch 2 portable gaming console blew by the 3.5-million-unit mark in just four days after its June 5 launch,

4-meter-long sinkhole in southwestern Japan repaired

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0na/031000c

Published: June 11, 2025 15:32

FUKUOKA(Kyodo) -- The Fukuoka city government on Wednesday morning completed the repair of a 4-meter-long sinkhole that had emerged in the southwester

Japan science body to become corporate entity amid autonomy concerns

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0na/028000c

Published: June 11, 2025 15:22

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese parliament enacted Wednesday a bill to turn a government advisory body of scientists into a corporate entity, a move tha

Hitachi holds memorial for workers killed in WWII bombing to mark 80 yrs since war's end

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2a/00m/0na/008000c

Published: June 11, 2025 14:44

HITACHI, Ibaraki -- Industrial giant Hitachi Ltd.'s factory here held a memorial service on June 10 for workers who lost their lives during air raids

Tokyo stocks rise on tech amid caution over US-China accord

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0bu/026000c

Published: June 11, 2025 12:53

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday morning led by high-tech shares tracking gains in their U.S. counterparts, but advances were capped amid

Skiing: Japan awarded 2019 worlds bronze as Austria stripped of medal

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0sp/023000c

Published: June 11, 2025 12:44

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has been promoted to team combined bronze medalist at the 2019 Nordic skiing world championships after Austria was stripped of

China says 2 aircraft carriers conducted combat training in Pacific

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0in/020000c

Published: June 11, 2025 12:33

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- The Chinese military said Tuesday that its two aircraft carriers, Liaoning and Shandong, carried out combat training in the Western

TEPCO tweaks plan to restart reactors at central Japan nuclear plant

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0bu/022000c

Published: June 11, 2025 12:18

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., whose nuclear reactors have remained offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, plans to

The Mainichi News Quiz: What got those kids' 'survival' events into hot water?

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250607/p2a/00m/0na/014000c

Published: June 11, 2025 12:00

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for June 11 to test your news knowledge. Ready?Why did an organization

G7 leaders may skip joint declaration, 1st since 2014: Japan source

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0in/015000c

Published: June 11, 2025 11:52

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Group of Seven nations are likely to skip a joint statement at the end of an upcoming three-day summit in Canada, a Japanese gove

Toyota proposes selling US cars in Japan to promote tariff talks

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0bu/021000c

Published: June 11, 2025 11:51

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. has proposed to the government that it sell U.S.-made cars in Japan through its domestic dealership network, the

US intel chief speaks out against nuclear arms after Japan visit

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0in/016000c

Published: June 11, 2025 11:20

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday posted a video message speaking about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Naga

China's Xi urges new S. Korean leader Lee to improve bilateral ties

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0in/018000c

Published: June 11, 2025 11:13

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged new South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung to promote a bilateral strategic cooperative partnershi

News in Easy English: Saga to welcome truck drivers from other countries

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250607/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

Published: June 11, 2025 11:00

SAGA -- Saga Prefecture said on June 5 it will start a new project to welcome truck drivers from other countries. This kind of plan is happening for t

Toyota, Daimler ink Japanese truck units merger deal for April 2026

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0bu/012000c

Published: June 11, 2025 10:23

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and Daimler Truck Holding AG said Tuesday they concluded an agreement to merge their Japanese truck subsidiaries u

Taiwan indicts four former members of ruling party accused of spying for China

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0in/011000c

Published: June 11, 2025 10:07

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Prosecutors in Taiwan on Tuesday indicted four former members of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party on charges of spying f

Tokyo stocks open higher after Wall St. gains

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0bu/009000c

Published: June 11, 2025 10:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday, led by heavyweight tech shares tracking overnight gains in their Wall Street counterparts.In th

Over half obtain political news via mass media in Japan: survey

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0na/008000c

Published: June 11, 2025 09:48

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Over half of respondents said they obtain news about elections and politics from the mass media, while about 10 percent rely on socia

Trump says he will 'liberate' Los Angeles in speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0in/003000c

Published: June 11, 2025 09:01

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) -- President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles "animals" and "a foreign enemy" in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday

Football: Daichi Kamada, Takefusa Kubo spur Japan to big win over Indonesia

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0sp/004000c

Published: June 11, 2025 08:58

SUITA (Osaka) -- Daichi Kamada netted a brace, and match-day captain Takefusa Kubo was also among the scorers Tuesday as Japan concluded their Asian W

4-meter-long sinkhole appears in Fukuoka, no one injured

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250611/p2g/00m/0na/002000c

Published: June 11, 2025 07:40

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A 4-meter-long sinkhole opened near a busy shopping district in central Fukuoka on Tuesday morning, forcing a closure of the area,

Japan's Ise Jingu shrine welcomes sacred wood for rebuilding divine palace for 2033 ritual

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2a/00m/0na/022000c

Published: June 11, 2025 07:00

ISE, Mie -- Hundreds of people on June 9 welcomed the arrival of the sacred wood that will be used to rebuild a divine palace at Ise Jingu shrine in t

Japan is not doing enough to avoid 'toilet panic' in disasters

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2g/00m/0na/030000c

Published: June 11, 2025 07:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Soon after a powerful earthquake devastated Japan's Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day 2024, councilor Tsuyoshi Yamahana heard about th

Tokyo police host workshop on crime prevention, safety for foreign students

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2a/00m/0na/005000c

Published: June 11, 2025 07:00

TOKYO -- To help prevent foreign students in Japan from becoming involved in trouble or crimes, Nogata Police Station in the capital's Nakano Ward rec

Haiku in English: June 11, 2025

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250527/p2g/00m/0su/033000c

Published: June 11, 2025 06:00

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Japan lags in closing gender gap: government report

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2g/00m/0na/032000c

Published: June 10, 2025 21:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan lags many other countries in addressing gender inequality, particularly in raising the share of women in leadership positions,

8 people and suspected gunman reported dead in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2g/00m/0in/039000c

Published: June 10, 2025 20:02

VIENNA (AP) -- Eight people were killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, and the suspected perpetrator also died, th

Japan personal data leaks double in FY 2024 to record 21,000 cases

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2g/00m/0na/036000c

Published: June 10, 2025 20:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Personal data leaks in organizations in Japan more than doubled to a record 21,000 cases in fiscal 2024, a government panel's annual

Japan's opposition CDP moves away from no-confidence motion against Ishiba Cabinet

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2a/00m/0na/024000c

Published: June 10, 2025 19:20

TOKYO -- Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), on June 9 began arranging to forgo the submission

Toyota chairman to head Automobile Business Association of Japan

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2g/00m/0bu/034000c

Published: June 10, 2025 19:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda was elected Tuesday to head the Automobile Business Association of Japan amid hopes that his

Japan aims to cut Nankai quake death toll estimate by 80% in decade

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2g/00m/0na/038000c

Published: June 10, 2025 18:12

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will set a goal of reducing a March estimate of up to 298,000 deaths from a potential megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough

Japan, US eye Ishiba-Trump summit in Canada on G7 margins+

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2g/00m/0na/023000c

Published: June 10, 2025 17:30

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States plan to hold summit talks between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump in Canada on t

Tokyo stocks rise as outcome of US-China trade talks awaited

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2g/00m/0bu/021000c

Published: June 10, 2025 17:02

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday for a third straight trading day, with some gains erased as investors cautiously awaited the outcome of U.S

Japan ruling parties mull cash handouts without income limit ahead of upper house race

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250610/p2a/00m/0na/015000c

Published: June 10, 2025 16:53

TOKYO -- The government and ruling coalition parties in Japan are considering using the surplus in national tax revenue for public cash handouts to co

College worker at Hokkaido welfare center arrested for allegedly kidnapping protected girl

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Published: June 10, 2025 16:45

SAPPORO -- A 20-year-old university student working as a temporary employee at the Hakodate child consultation center was arrested by local police on

Japanese citizens told to be cautious over L.A. protests

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Published: June 10, 2025 16:34

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Tuesday called on Japanese citizens in Los Angeles to be cautious about protests in the U.S. city a

Editorial: TEPCO can't evade social responsibility over Fukushima nuclear disaster

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Published: June 10, 2025 16:31

The Tokyo High Court has overturned a lower court ruling that held former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) liable for

IAEA suggests N. Korea building new uranium enrichment facility

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Published: June 10, 2025 15:30

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency suggested Monday that North Korea has been building a new uranium enrichment facility.IAEA Di

Japan researchers identify gene cluster that could help prevent some cases of Alzheimer's

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Published: June 10, 2025 14:54

TOKYO -- A cluster of genes that could open the way to "tailor-made" prevention methods against Alzheimer's based on a person's physical constitution

Trial to run political ads at Japan convenience stores canceled

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Published: June 10, 2025 14:01

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A planned trial run for displaying Japanese political advertisements on convenience stores' electronic signage screens has been cance

Tokyo stocks up on firm tech, hopes for progress in US-China talks

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Published: June 10, 2025 12:34

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks climbed Tuesday morning, lifted by heavyweight technology shares tracking gains in their U.S. counterparts overnight and

Japan gov't to release additional 200,000 tons from rice stockpiles

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Published: June 10, 2025 12:31

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to release another 200,000 tons of rice from its stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers, farm minist

The Mainichi News Quiz: The number of births in Japan has dropped how low?

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Published: June 10, 2025 12:00

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for June 10 to test your news knowledge. Ready?How many births were re

Weather agency warns of heavy rain in Kyushu, west and east Japan through June 11

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Published: June 10, 2025 11:47

FUKUOKA -- Heavy rain is expected mainly in southwest Japan's Kyushu region and across western and eastern Japan through June 11. Due to warm, moist a

News in Easy English: Japan kindergartens change Father's, Mother's Day to 'family day'

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Published: June 10, 2025 11:00

TOKYO -- Father's Day this year in Japan is on June 15. But many kindergartens and day care centers are now having "family day" instead of Mother's Da

RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

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Published: June 10, 2025 09:04

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Preve

Pentagon deploys 700 Marines to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests

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Published: June 10, 2025 08:38

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Pentagon deployed about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Monday to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, o

Japan sees 1st simultaneous operations by China carriers in Pacific

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Published: June 10, 2025 07:43

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan confirmed for the first time two Chinese aircraft carriers operating simultaneously in the Pacific, as the government said Mond

US, China hold high-level trade talks with rare earths in focus

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Published: June 10, 2025 07:22

LONDON (Kyodo) -- Senior U.S. and Chinese officials met in London on Monday, with a top economic adviser to President Donald Trump expecting the lates

Rice, other daily goods up for grabs as new Japan crane game prizes

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Published: June 10, 2025 07:00

KAWAGOE, Saitama -- At a game center in this eastern Japan city near Tokyo, children try to win prizes in a crane game. But here, the winnings are not