4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (48+ words) 5/13" Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the Java Script is deactivated on your browser. Also in The Mainichi...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago  (479+ words) April 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) A regime that continues to suppress its people through violence and ignores their harsh living conditions has no legitimacy. Myanmar's parliament has elected a new president. The authorities say this marks a transfer from the junta rule…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (10+ words) Subaru starts taking orders for new Trailseeker EV in Japan...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (138+ words) April 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Sumo Association on Thursday opted to punish stablemaster Isegahama, formerly yokozuna Terunofuji, with a demotion of two ranks and a pay cut for assaulting one of the wrestlers under his tutelage. But the…...

10+ hour, 6+ min ago  (745+ words) April 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) She was considering traditional therapy but decided instead to try single-session counseling. Rather than committing to weekly therapy sessions, she would get only 60 minutes to tackle the problem. It worked. "It helped me get unstuck, is how…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (446+ words) Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the Java Script is deactivated on your browser. TOKYO -- Large-scale demonstrations opposing moves to revise the Constitution are…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (212+ words) April 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A high court decision to overturn a central government order decertifying a Japanese language school over the physical abuse of a Vietnamese student by a former staff member in 2021 was finalized on Thursday after the…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (422+ words) April 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) In 1945, Kantaro Suzuki, then premier of the Imperial Japanese Empire, was asked his thoughts on the developments of the recent Potsdam Conference, where allied leaders had threatened "prompt and utter destruction" should Japan not surrender. His response…...

22+ hour, 40+ min ago  (294+ words) April 8, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) BRADENTON, Florida (Kyodo) -- Japan's former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori said Tuesday he is "barely hanging on" in terms of his physical condition after recently denying a report of his imminent retirement. Speaking after the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago  (191+ words) April 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- An annual cherry blossom viewing event began Thursday at the Japan Mint in Osaka, attracting visitors with its "cherry blossom passage." From the south gate to the north gate of the mint, a total of…...