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Japan city council votes to file criminal complaint vs mayor over false academic claims

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2a/00m/0na/003000c

Published: September 1, 2025 16:17

ITO, Shizuoka -- The city assembly here unanimously passed a no-confidence motion against Mayor Maki Takubo on Sept. 1, along with a bill to file a cr

Baseball: Yamamoto fans 10, tying MLB career high, in LA's win over Arizona

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0sp/040000c

Published: September 1, 2025 16:15

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw 10 strikeouts without walking a batter over seven innings of one-run ball before Will Smith's pinch-hi

Nikkei index ends at 3-week low, briefly dives 2% on AI competition woes

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0bu/038000c

Published: September 1, 2025 16:10

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended Monday at its lowest level in about three weeks after briefly plummeting over 2 percent on prospects of

Woman found bleeding, unconscious after throat slashed in Tokyo's Setagaya

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0na/035000c

Published: September 1, 2025 16:08

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A woman was found bleeding from her neck in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday afternoon and was taken to hospital unconscious, investig

Easy Japanese news in translation: New beaver exhibit opens at zoo in Tochigi Prefecture

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250821/p2a/00m/0na/016000c

Published: September 1, 2025 16:00

A new American beaver exhibit called "Beaver Swamp" has opened at Nasu Animal Kingdom in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture. The display re-creates

A Chinese student was questioned for hours in the US, then sent back even as Trump policies shift

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0in/016000c

Published: September 1, 2025 15:30

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The 22-year-old philosophy student from China did not expect any problems after his 29-hour flight arrived at a Texas airport this

North Korean leader inspects new missile factory ahead of visit to China

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0in/018000c

Published: September 1, 2025 14:30

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Monday leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new weapons factory that's key to his plan to accelerate mass produc

A look at the world leaders attending China's SCO summit and military parade

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0in/021000c

Published: September 1, 2025 13:30

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- China is rolling out the red carpet for more than two dozen world leaders at two major defense-related events this week. The gu

New express trains from Narita airport to Tokyo Skytree planned for FY 2028

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0bu/012000c

Published: September 1, 2025 12:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New express trains linking Narita airport outside Tokyo with the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower in just over 30 minutes are slated

How the Fed losing its independence could affect Americans' everyday lives

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0in/010000c

Published: September 1, 2025 08:58

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board has raised alarms among economists and l

Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0in/006000c

Published: September 1, 2025 08:13

(AP) -- Rudy Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebra and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire in which he was a passenger, a

Japan's eased rules on bear shootings in populated areas go into effect

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0na/004000c

Published: September 1, 2025 07:48

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Legislative revisions went into effect Monday granting Japanese municipalities powers to commission hunters in populated areas to per

Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as security cabinet meets to discuss expanding offensive in Gaza

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250901/p2g/00m/0in/002000c

Published: September 1, 2025 07:27

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- The Israeli military announced Sunday that it killed the longtime spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, as the country

Osaka's Namba area worst for cigarette butt litter among 6 urban sites across Japan

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0na/039000c

Published: September 1, 2025 07:00

OSAKA -- A survey counting cigarette butts littered across six locations nationwide found that Osaka's Namba area was the worst offender by a large ma

Japan study links personality traits to hypertension risk, suggests tailored health support

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0sc/033000c

Published: September 1, 2025 07:00

TOKYO -- One in three Japanese people is said to have high blood pressure, a condition that leads to more than 10,000 deaths annually from related ill

As Japan's boomers age, VR digital albums offer way to preserve memories of family homes

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0li/014000c

Published: September 1, 2025 07:00

TOKYO -- With the baby boomer generation in Japan turning 75 or older, many families are facing a pressing question: What to do with the family home w

Pakistan's Punjab faces the biggest floods in its history, affecting 2 million people

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/057000c

Published: August 31, 2025 23:00

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said Sunday, as water

Filipino priest who fought Duterte's brutal drug crackdown among Magsaysay Award winners

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/050000c

Published: August 31, 2025 22:30

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A Filipino priest, who publicly protested against then-President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody crackdown against illegal drugs

Tennis: Naomi Osaka 'grateful' to be back at business end of major tournament

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0sp/055000c

Published: August 31, 2025 22:30

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japan's former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka on Saturday said her overwhelming feeling was gratitude after reaching the U.S. Open round

Missouri is next to answer Trump's call for redrawn maps that boost GOP in 2026

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/048000c

Published: August 31, 2025 22:00

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) -- Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state's U

Football: Japan's Ritsu Doan stars for Frankfurt in 3-1 win against Hoffenheim

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0sp/053000c

Published: August 31, 2025 22:00

SINSHEIM, Germany (Kyodo) -- Japan international Ritsu Doan starred with two goals and an assist as he led Eintracht Frankfurt to a 3-1 win away to Ho

China's Xi and India's Modi vow to resolve border differences at meeting in Tianjin

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/045000c

Published: August 31, 2025 21:30

TIANJIN, China (AP) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged on Sunday to resolve their border differences and bol

Macron's decision to recognize a Palestinian state in September angers Israel and the US

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/043000c

Published: August 31, 2025 21:00

PARIS (AP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize a Palestinian state, prompting similar moves from other Western nations, angere

What to know about the verdict and sentencing phase of Bolsonaro's trial in Brazil

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/041000c

Published: August 31, 2025 20:30

SAO PAULO (AP) -- The verdict and sentencing phase in the coup trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro starts Tuesday at the Supreme Court

At least 3 dead after mob sets fire to Indonesian regional parliament building

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/039000c

Published: August 31, 2025 20:00

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in an Indonesian provincial capital, leaving at least three people dea

Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit could shed light on intentions of member states

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/031000c

Published: August 31, 2025 18:00

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of eight other nations are set to meet in nor

Swastikas still linger on some flags in Finland's air force, but are on the way out

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/025000c

Published: August 31, 2025 16:30

GENEVA (AP) -- Finland's Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags -- but is preparing to phase them out, largely

Trump is cutting 500-plus jobs at Voice of America and its parent agency despite legal challenges

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/023000c

Published: August 31, 2025 16:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than

Palestinian president's office urges US to reinstate his visa ahead of key UN meetings

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/018000c

Published: August 31, 2025 15:00

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The Palestinian president's office on Saturday urged the U.S. government to reverse its unusual decision to revoke his vis

Thousands of redheads celebrate their strands at a festival in the Netherlands

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0in/016000c

Published: August 31, 2025 14:30

TILBURG, Netherlands (AP) -- The southern Dutch city of Tilburg is seeing more color than usual this weekend, as thousands of redheads from all over t

Japan to give $5.5 mil. aid to U.N. for better living conditions in Syria

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0na/014000c

Published: August 31, 2025 14:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has decided to provide a U.N. agency with $5.5 million for a project to improve living conditions in Syria, as residents who ha

Japan Trivia: Area where Koshien Stadium stands in Hyogo Pref. used to be river

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250827/p2a/00m/0na/011000c

Published: August 31, 2025 13:00

Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, celebrated its 100th anniversary in August 2024. Today, the area around the baseball stadium

Japan researchers develop method to identify aggressive chickens that bully fellow birds

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0na/029000c

Published: August 31, 2025 13:00

TOKYO -- A team of researchers from institutions including Nagoya University has developed and patented a method to identify bullying chickens that pe

Get ready for Coco Gauff vs. Naomi Osaka at the US Open. It's been 6 years since their first matchup

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250831/p2g/00m/0sp/012000c

Published: August 31, 2025 12:30

NEW YORK (AP) -- Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka set up a high-profile showdown between two past title winners in the U.S. Open's fourth round with victori

Osaka woman reflects on war trauma of dad who spoke of battlefield violence while drinking

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250828/p2a/00m/0na/011000c

Published: August 31, 2025 09:00

OSAKA -- In recent years, the existence of Imperial Japanese Army soldiers who suffered from "war trauma," such as post-traumatic stress disorder, tri

Brown bear that killed hiker in Hokkaido was well-known for being accustomed to humans

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250828/p2a/00m/0li/014000c

Published: August 31, 2025 09:00

Nicknamed "Iwaobetsu's Mom," the brown bear that recently killed a hiker on Mount Rausu in Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula had been well-known among lo

Retro Japan: Tokushima Pref. theater survives demolition plan thanks to Yoji Yamada's film

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250828/p2a/00m/0et/006000c

Published: August 31, 2025 09:00

MIMA, Tokushima -- A theater built in 1934 in this west Japan city survived a demolition plan in the 1990s thanks to a film by renowned director Yoji

New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with solemn memorials, uplifting music

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/032000c

Published: August 30, 2025 19:00

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked

Turkey closes its airspace to Israeli planes and curbs Israel-bound trade over the Gaza war

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/030000c

Published: August 30, 2025 18:30

ISTANBUL (AP) -- Turkey announced Friday it was closing its airspace to Israeli government planes and any cargo of arms for the Israeli military while

Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/028000c

Published: August 30, 2025 18:00

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela wh

Tensions soar in Indonesia as protests over police brutality and lawmakers' allowances continue

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/026000c

Published: August 30, 2025 17:30

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Protests erupted for a fifth day Friday in multiple cities and tensions soared across Indonesia, a day after a delivery rid

Volkswagen faces historic $30 million compensation for Amazon labor abuses in Brazil

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0bu/024000c

Published: August 30, 2025 17:00

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Brazil's labor court on Friday ordered Volkswagen to pay 165 million reais (about $30 million) for collective moral damages after wo

Julia Roberts' 'After the Hunt' stirs #MeToo debate at Venice Film Festival

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0et/022000c

Published: August 30, 2025 16:30

VENICE, Italy (AP) -- Julia Roberts and filmmaker Luca Guadagnino faced pointed questions about complicity and undermining the feminist movement at a

European defense leaders pledge pressure to end the war after Russian strike on Kyiv

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/020000c

Published: August 30, 2025 15:30

BRUSSELS (AP) -- European defense ministers pledged Friday to ramp up support for Ukraine and increase pressure on Russia, a day after a Russian air a

US revokes visas of Palestinian president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/018000c

Published: August 30, 2025 15:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next mo

Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/016000c

Published: August 30, 2025 14:30

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon,

Zelenskyy seeks talks with Trump and European leaders on slow progress of peace efforts with Russia

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/014000c

Published: August 30, 2025 14:00

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukrainian officials want to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and E

Pakistan races to evacuate tens of thousands stranded by floods in Punjab

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/010000c

Published: August 30, 2025 12:30

NAROWAL, Pakistan (AP) -- Rescuers in Pakistan raced to evacuate tens of thousands of people stranded by floods, with many left without food or medica

The Mainichi News Quiz: How did all those people get stuck at the Osaka Expo overnight?

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0et/023000c

Published: August 30, 2025 12:00

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Aug. 30 to test your news knowledge. Ready?Why did thousands of pe

Court finds Trump's tariffs an illegal use of emergency power, but leaves them in place for now

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0bu/008000c

Published: August 30, 2025 12:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs on almost every coun

News in Easy English: Tokyo launches heat map to help people avoid heatstroke

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0na/026000c

Published: August 30, 2025 11:14

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has started a new "Tokyo heat map" to help people stay safe from heatstroke. The map was made with the Japa

Israel declares Gaza's largest city a combat zone as death toll surpasses 63,000

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250830/p2g/00m/0in/004000c

Published: August 30, 2025 11:00

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel declared Gaza's largest city a combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages on Friday as the army launch

Japan says security ties with the UK at 'a new level' as aircraft carrier arrives in Tokyo

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2g/00m/0in/061000c

Published: August 29, 2025 22:00

TOKYO (AP) -- Defense ministers from Japan and Britain hailed their "deep strategic alignment" on Thursday as a Royal Navy aircraft carrier made its f

Israel declares Gaza's largest city a combat zone as bodies of 2 hostages recovered

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2g/00m/0in/059000c

Published: August 29, 2025 20:15

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel on Friday declared Gaza's largest city a dangerous combat zone and said it was in the "initial stages" of a plann

Football: Mitoma, Kubo among 25-man Japan squad for Mexico, US friendlies

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2g/00m/0sp/034000c

Published: August 29, 2025 20:00

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma and Real Sociedad playmaker Takefusa Kubo headline a 25-man squad named by the Japan Football Associatio

Japan opposition lawmaker announces resignation over alleged salary fraud

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0na/046000c

Published: August 29, 2025 19:23

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Akira Ishii, a House of Councillors lawmaker from the opposition Japan Innovation Party, announced his resignation on Friday after pr

Easy-to-install device co-developed by Japan prof. controls weeds with static

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0sc/045000c

Published: August 29, 2025 18:46

OSAKA -- The world's first device to control weeds using static electricity, co-developed by a Japanese university professor and two companies in Osak

George Clooney rallies and makes glamorous 'Jay Kelly' Venice premiere after sinus infection

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2g/00m/0et/050000c

Published: August 29, 2025 18:21

VENICE, Italy (AP) -- In "Jay Kelly," George Clooney plays a very George Clooney-esque movie star on a self-reflective journey through Europe. The fil

Brazil's crackdown on criminal links to fuel supply chain nets $220M in assets

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2g/00m/0in/048000c

Published: August 29, 2025 17:33

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Brazil on Thursday said it seized 1.2 billion reais (about $220 million) in assets linked to a sprawling criminal network as part of

Nigeria bans exports of raw shea nuts used for cosmetic products to help grow its economy

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2g/00m/0in/046000c

Published: August 29, 2025 17:19

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's government has banned the export of raw shea nuts, an essential raw material in many cosmetic products, in a bid to g

Editorial: Japan's space defense guidelines must avoid fueling int'l tensions

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0op/035000c

Published: August 29, 2025 17:09

Space infrastructure, including satellites, has become indispensable to our modern, heavily digitalized society. It is a pressing issue to ensure a sa

Osaka Pref. man without driver's license arrested for alleged hit-and-run of 9-yr-old girl

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2a/00m/0na/031000c

Published: August 29, 2025 16:36

OSAKA -- A 51-year-old man without a valid driver's license was arrested Aug. 29 for the alleged hit-and-run of a 9-year-old girl in Sakai, Osaka Pref

Baseball: Imanaga logs quality start but Cubs incur walk-off loss to Giants

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2g/00m/0sp/040000c

Published: August 29, 2025 16:19

SAN FRANCISCO (Kyodo) -- Shota Imanaga threw seven solid innings but finished with a no-decision after the Chicago Cubs were dealt a 4-3 walk-off loss

Easy Japanese news in translation: Orangutan gets 'ice cake' at zoo in Chiba Prefecture

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250821/p2a/00m/0na/007000c

Published: August 29, 2025 16:00

Amid the continuing heat, a large "ice cake" made of frozen fruit like kiwi and orange, along with water, was presented to Popo, a 7-year-old female o

UN food agency chief says women and children are 'starving' in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250829/p2g/00m/0in/020000c

Published: August 29, 2025 16:00

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- The head of the U.N. food agency said Thursday that it was "very evident" during her visit to Gaza this week that there isn't

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