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Japan's latest news and features in English. From the Mainichi Shimbun, the country's longest-running newspaper, in print since 1872. https://t.co/5nMrdl2fid
Tokyo, Japan
Joined June 2009
Baseball: Reyes powers Fighters to 9-3 Game 4 win against Hawks
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FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Franmil Reyes launched a pair of long bombs and five other players drove in runs to keep the Nippon Ham Fighters alive in the Pacif
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19-year-old U.S. Marine arrested in Okinawa for alleged home intrusion
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NAHA (Kyodo) -- Okinawa police said they arrested a 19-year-old U.S. Marine private first class stationed at Camp Foster on Saturday on suspicion of u
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Japan actively promoted "expo diplomacy" amid unstable global geopolitics
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government actively promoted
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Football: Kashiwa thump Gamba 5-0 to move 3 points off top in J1
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SUITA (Kyodo) -- Left wing-back Diego hit a brace as Kashiwa Reysol demolished Gamba Osaka 5-0 away from home to move within three points of the top i
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Sumo: Wrestlers won over by well-behaved crowds at Royal Albert Hall
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LONDON (Kyodo) -- While the ongoing Grand Sumo Tournament has proven a hit in London, with widespread media coverage and around 5,400 spectators packi
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Baseball: Ohtani hits 3 HRs, fans 10 to lead Dodgers back to World Series
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LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani put on a historic two-way performance, belting three home runs and striking out 10
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Japan opposition JIP not eyeing Cabinet posts as part of coalition deal with LDP
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of the major opposition Japan Innovation Party said Saturday he is not insisting on Cabinet posts as part of a deal to form
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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato, Hoshoryu among 5 still unbeaten in London
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LONDON (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato and Hoshoryu kept their winning streaks going at the exhibition Grand Sumo Tournament in London on Friday as five w
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Over 100 mascots gather in western Japan to pitch local charms
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OTSU (Kyodo) -- More than 100 mascots promoting the charms of their local regions gathered on Saturday for a festival in the western Japan prefecture
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'Design begins with the fabric': Mainichi Fashion GP winner Iwai committed to quality
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TOKYO -- The 2025 winners of the 43rd Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix, organized by The Mainichi Newspapers Co. and supported by the Ministry of Economy,
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The Mainichi News Quiz: So, did the Osaka Expo rake it in... or not?
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How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Oct. 18 to test your news knowledge. Ready?
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Japan police wrongfully arrest foreign worker for not carrying passport
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MORIOKA (Kyodo) -- Police in Japan's Iwate Prefecture wrongfully arrested a foreign worker earlier this week for not carrying his passport even though
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News in Easy English: Many Japanese workers return early from overseas jobs due to culture clash
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TOKYO -- A new survey shows that more than 90% of Japanese companies have had workers come back early from jobs in other countries. The main reason is
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Football: Kobe unable to close gap in goalless draw with leaders Kashima
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KOBE (Kyodo) -- Vissel Kobe's campaign for a third straight championship took a hit Friday with a goalless draw at home to leaders Kashima Antlers tha
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More youths in Japan unknowingly made members of biker gangs, caught up in trouble
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YOKOHAMA -- An increasing number of youths in Japan have been unwittingly made members of biker gangs in recent years, and one such adolescent in Kana
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Measures against voyeurism at Japan schools bolstered after 6 teachers arrested https://t.co/ieTeHZ8zLk
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NAGOYA -- Local education boards across Japan are strengthening measures to curb voyeurism at schools, including the introduction of devices to detect
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Baseball: Tigers advance to Japan Series with sweep of BayStars
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NISHINOMIYA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Teruaki Sato broke the game open early with a three-run blast in the bottom of the first inning as the Hanshin Tigers pu
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2 dead, others injured after truck, car collide on expressway near Tokyo
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SAITAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A truck and a car collided on an expressway near Tokyo on Friday morning, leaving two dead and multiple people injured, loca
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Football: Japan defender Takahashi wins AFC Women's Player of the Year
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan defender Hana Takahashi was named the Asian Football Confederation Women's Player of the Year for the first time on Thursday in
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Japan to beef up measures to control bear population amid record fatalities
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will take tougher measures to control its population of bears, its environment minister said Friday after recent record fatalit
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