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Sumo: Young talent Yoshinofuji upsets Onosato, creates tie in title race

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2g/00m/0sp/050000c

Published: November 18, 2025 20:30

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Rising talent Yoshinofuji stunned yokozuna Onosato at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, dropping the title favorite into

Japan sees 3.9 mil. foreign visitors in Oct., second highest monthly figure

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2g/00m/0li/044000c

Published: November 18, 2025 20:13

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October rose 17.6 percent from a year earlier to around 3.9 million, the second highest mo

Japanese students in China will be urged to guard safety after PM's Taiwan comment

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2a/00m/0na/026000c

Published: November 18, 2025 19:06

TOKYO -- Japanese students and children attending schools in China will be urged to take steps to protect their safety under a plan revealed at a Nov.

Japan PM Takaichi, BOJ chief Ueda discuss forex in 1st one-on-one talks

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2g/00m/0bu/040000c

Published: November 18, 2025 18:07

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday discussed foreign exchange issues in their first one-on-o

Japan gov't plans raising Jan. gas, electricity subsidies to over 3,000 yen per household

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2a/00m/0na/018000c

Published: November 18, 2025 18:00

OSAKA -- The Japanese government's electricity and gas subsidies scheduled for January through March next year, which are part of its response to risi

Nikkei index drops 3%, largest fall in 7 months on weak tech, U.S. concerns

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2g/00m/0bu/041000c

Published: November 18, 2025 17:59

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks dropped Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei index falling more than 3 percent, led by a plunge in tech issues and growing

Editorial: Calm response needed to halt escalation of Japan-China tensions

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2a/00m/0op/016000c

Published: November 18, 2025 17:34

The Chinese government has called on its citizens to refrain from traveling to Japan. It has also cautioned them to carefully consider whether to stud

Japan minister Onoda warns against dependence on Chinese economy amid escalating dispute

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2a/00m/0na/013000c

Published: November 18, 2025 16:23

TOKYO -- Kimi Onoda, minister of state for economic security, has expressed concern over Japan's dependence on the Chinese economy amid an escalating

PM Takaichi says population decline 'Japan's biggest problem' in 1st strategy meeting

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

Published: November 18, 2025 16:04

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called the declining population Japan's "biggest problem" Nov. 18 during the inaugural meeting of the governmen

Tourism businesses in Kyushu lament China's travel advisory against Japan

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2a/00m/0li/008000c

Published: November 18, 2025 14:40

FUKUOKA -- The Chinese government's recent call for its citizens to refrain from traveling to Japan has already begun to impact tourism in southwest J

Tokyo suburban city of Ome to give bear bells to all elementary, junior high schoolers

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2a/00m/0na/006000c

Published: November 18, 2025 13:40

TACHIKAWA, Tokyo -- The Ome Municipal Board of Education in Tokyo has decided to distribute bear bells to all students in the city's public elementary

New Demon Slayer movie tops 100 bil. yen globally, first for Japanese film

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2g/00m/0et/012000c

Published: November 18, 2025 12:45

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The latest animated film adaptation of the popular manga "Demon Slayer" earned a total of 106.3 billion yen ($686.5 million) globally

The Mainichi News Quiz: What caused that self-driving bus to crash in Tokyo?

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251112/p2a/00m/0et/016000c

Published: November 18, 2025 12:00

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Nov. 18 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What caused a self-driv

News in Easy English: Japan expert says women have higher health risks from drinking alcohol

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251112/p2a/00m/0na/008000c

Published: November 18, 2025 11:00

TOKYO -- In Japan, more people are trying to avoid drinking too much alcohol because it can cause health problems. Experts say women need to be extra

Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2g/00m/0in/008000c

Published: November 18, 2025 09:30

DHAKA (Kyodo) -- Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan were sentenced to death on Monday by a spe

Tokyo boy home sick with flu falls from 4th-floor balcony while mother away

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251118/p2g/00m/0na/016000c

Published: November 18, 2025 08:30

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An elementary school boy who was home due to flu symptoms fell from his fourth-floor balcony at a residential building in Tokyo on Mo

Vivid fall foliage in park on Miyajima island in Hiroshima Pref. delights visitors

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2a/00m/0et/003000c

Published: November 18, 2025 07:00

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima -- The leaves of maple trees have begun turning red and yellow at Momijidani Park on the island of Miyajima here, known as the

Dining accessibility on rise as restaurants in Japan cater to swallowing disorders

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0bu/044000c

Published: November 18, 2025 07:00

SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- An increasing number of restaurants in Japan are offering meals designed for individuals with dysphagia, a swallowing disorder that

Tom Cruise finally gets his Oscar moment with lifetime achievement trophy at Governors Awards

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0et/055000c

Published: November 17, 2025 21:03

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tom Cruise, at 63 still the biggest movie star in a room full of them, finally got to hold his own Oscar on a Hollywood stage on S

Sumo: Unwavering Aonishiki secures winning record to keep Onosato on toes

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0sp/050000c

Published: November 17, 2025 19:49

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- New sekiwake Aonishiki secured a winning record after nine days at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, boosting his title a

All-senior maid cafe hosts 1st dating event for singles aged 60s-80s in east Japan city

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

Published: November 17, 2025 18:21

KIRYU, Gunma -- A cafe in this eastern Japan city, famous for its "maids" aged 65 and older, held its first dating event for singles in this age group

2 men found below apartment in Yokohama alongside broken railing, 1 confirmed dead

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2a/00m/0na/008000c

Published: November 17, 2025 17:56

YOKOHAMA -- Two men appearing to be in their 50s to 60s were found collapsed on a street here on Nov. 17 after a suspected fall from an apartment, and

Editorial: LDP-JIP plan to cut number of Japan Diet seats self-serving, distorts system

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2a/00m/0op/006000c

Published: November 17, 2025 17:14

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party, JIP) have begun talks over a plan to sla

What drives exclusion and Japan's health card shift: Our 5 most-read stories from last week

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2a/00m/0na/001000c

Published: November 17, 2025 17:00

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between November 8 and 16. The first story

Trump's Republican Party insists there's no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0in/025000c

Published: November 17, 2025 16:30

NEW YORK (AP) -- Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist

Easy Japanese news in translation: Children try feeding seal at aquarium in Mie Prefecture

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251114/p2a/00m/0na/005000c

Published: November 17, 2025 16:00

An event to experience local company jobs was held in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture. Among these jobs, at the Ise Sea Paradise aquarium, elementary

Trump plans to meet with Mamdani, says he'll 'work something out' with New York City's mayor-elect

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0in/023000c

Published: November 17, 2025 15:30

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and sai

No. of bear attack victims in Japan in April-Oct. hits record high of 196

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0na/031000c

Published: November 17, 2025 14:55

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of bear attack victims in Japan in the seven months through October totaled 196, a record high for the same period in the

US FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing commercial airlines to resume their regular schedules

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0in/021000c

Published: November 17, 2025 14:30

(AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports du

Japanese Princess Aiko departs for Laos on her 1st official trip abroad

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0na/019000c

Published: November 17, 2025 12:28

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Princess Aiko, the only child of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, departed Monday for Laos on her first official oversea

Japanese restaurants in Manila reel as violent crime drives away customers

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0in/013000c

Published: November 17, 2025 12:00

MANILA (Kyodo) -- A wave of armed robberies targeting Japanese nationals has plunged Japanese-run restaurants in Manila into crisis, forcing many to s

Japan's July-Sept. GDP shrinks for 1st time in 6 quarters on weak exports

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0bu/010000c

Published: November 17, 2025 10:12

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 1.8 percent in the July-September period, marking the first contraction in six quarters, we

Cambodia-based scam group on US sanctions list running 3 firms in Japan

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0in/006000c

Published: November 17, 2025 08:47

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Cambodia-based Chinese firm on a U.S. sanctions list for its involvement in international fraud and human trafficking has establish

Bear enters Aeon shopping mall in Akita Pref., killed over 2 hours later

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251117/p2g/00m/0na/002000c

Published: November 17, 2025 07:26

AKITA (Kyodo) -- A bear entered a shopping mall of retail giant Aeon Co. in Akita Prefecture on Sunday, prompting staff to barricade the animal before

Japan gov't acts as women's toilets at stations total only 63% of men's

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251114/p2a/00m/0na/013000c

Published: November 17, 2025 07:00

TOKYO -- The number of women's toilets installed at Japan's train stations is only about 60% the total of men's, according to sample survey results pr

Store owner regrets 'slave contracts' with major Japanese convenience store chain Ministop

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251114/p2a/00m/0bu/032000c

Published: November 17, 2025 07:00

OSAKA -- "I shouldn't have agreed so easily," a man said as he expressed regret about his owner contracts with major Japanese convenience store chain

Campaign for Nobel Peace Prize for Japan Constitution's Article 9 ends after decade

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251114/p2a/00m/0na/016000c

Published: November 17, 2025 07:00

SAGAMIHARA, Kanagawa -- An executive committee that spent over a decade advocating for war-renouncing Article 9 of Japan's Constitution to be recogniz

Sumo: Leader Onosato survives scare against veteran birthday boy Tamawashi

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0sp/035000c

Published: November 16, 2025 19:47

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato continued his perfect start and sealed a winning record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. but only by

Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drums

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0in/032000c

Published: November 16, 2025 18:00

BELEM, Brazil (AP) -- Some wore black dresses to signify a funeral for fossil fuels. Hundreds wore red shirts, symbolizing the blood of colleagues fig

Figure skating: Miura, Kihara win pairs at Skate America, reach GP Final

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0sp/030000c

Published: November 16, 2025 17:30

LAKE PLACID, New York (Kyodo) -- Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara shone in the free skate to claim the Skate America title on Saturday, clinching their p

China urges citizens to reconsider studying in Japan over security concerns

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0in/027000c

Published: November 16, 2025 17:08

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- The Chinese government on Sunday urged its citizens to carefully reconsider studying in Japan, citing what it described as an unsta

Trump, like Biden before him, finds there's no quick fix on US inflation

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0bu/022000c

Published: November 16, 2025 16:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's problems with fixing the high cost of living might be giving voters a feeling of deja vu.Just like the pre

The unpopular and politically weak 90-year-old Palestinian leader struggles for a role in Gaza

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0in/020000c

Published: November 16, 2025 15:00

CAIRO (AP) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas turns 90 on Saturday, still holding authoritarian power in tiny pockets of the West Bank, but margin

Deaflympics provide chance for greater visibility: deaf federation chief

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0sp/016000c

Published: November 16, 2025 14:30

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- As head of an organization advocating for the rights of deaf people, Daigo Ishibashi sees the upcoming Deaflympics in Tokyo as a "onc

Woman stabbed by man in central Tokyo's Akasaka, attacker flees with knife

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0na/023000c

Published: November 16, 2025 13:58

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A woman in her 40s was stabbed by a man in central Tokyo's Akasaka district on Sunday, police said, adding that the suspected attacke

Half of Japan working adults in 20s engage in 'oshi-katsu' fan activities

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0li/013000c

Published: November 16, 2025 13:30

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nearly half of full-time workers in their 20s in Japan engage in "oshi-katsu" activities in support of their favorite pop idols, anim

Once a shadowy dealmaker, former Zelenskyy associate is accused in Ukrainian corruption scandal

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0in/018000c

Published: November 16, 2025 13:16

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Before the revelation of a multimillion dollar embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving Ukraine's state nuclear energy compa

Fukuoka Prefectural Gov't provides containers for leftovers to reduce Japan's food waste

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251114/p2a/00m/0na/010000c

Published: November 16, 2025 13:00

FUKUOKA -- In an effort to reduce food waste from restaurants, the Fukuoka Prefectural Government in southwestern Japan has produced takeout container

China travel alert prompts free cancellation policy for Japan-bound flights

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0in/011000c

Published: November 16, 2025 12:30

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Major Chinese airlines said Saturday they will allow passengers to cancel or change Japan-bound flights free of charge after the Ch

Baseball: Japan beats S. Korea 11-4 in opener of WBC strengthening series

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0sp/009000c

Published: November 16, 2025 12:08

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan powered to an 11-4 win against South Korea in the opener of their two-game international baseball series Saturday after pinch-h

Main opposition party leader pushes Japan to uphold non-nuclear principles

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0na/005000c

Published: November 16, 2025 11:30

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A former prime minister who heads the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Saturday called for the country's n

Sakurajima volcano erupts in southwest Japan, creating 4,400 m-high plume

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251116/p2g/00m/0na/003000c

Published: November 16, 2025 11:16

KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted early Sunday morning, sending a plume of ash and smo

25% of Japan firms have failed to accommodate workers with disabilities: survey

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251114/p2a/00m/0na/008000c

Published: November 16, 2025 09:00

TOKYO -- One in four major companies in Japan have had cases where they failed to reasonably accommodate employees with disabilities, a Mainichi Shimb

Meet your match? Spot the difference #174: Painting and reading in autumn

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251026/p2a/00m/0et/003000c

Published: November 16, 2025 09:00

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple: find the seven differences between the two pictures. (Illustrations b

Japan veterinarian provides tips to prevent dementia in pet dogs as risk surges after age 10

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251114/p2a/00m/0li/006000c

Published: November 16, 2025 09:00

SAPPORO -- Pet dogs are living longer than ever thanks to improved care, but with more pooches pushing past 10 years of age, there has also been a sha

Japan deaf football group launches crowdfunding for Deaflympic livestreams

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251115/p2g/00m/0sp/017000c

Published: November 15, 2025 19:57

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Deaf Football Association has been conducting a crowdfunding campaign to livestream all soccer matches of the Tokyo Deaflym

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