5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (442+ 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. The proposal calls for legislation requiring platform operators to verify…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (163+ 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. Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun,…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (166+ words) May 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) SHIZUOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A major toy exhibition featuring new plastic models, railway models and other hobby products opened Wednesday in Shizuoka, central Japan, with 98 companies and two organizations participating. The 64th Shizuoka Hobby Show, one of Japan's largest…...

6+ hour, 17+ min ago  (182+ words) May 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a record-high current account surplus of 34. 52 trillion yen ($219 billion) in fiscal 2025 through March, hitting a new high for the third year in a row, as goods trade returned to the black, government data…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (387+ words) May 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Eyeing revisions to the Imperial House Law, the major parties in the House of Representatives are now largely aligned. The adoption plan is premised on preserving succession by male descendants on the father's side of the emperor's…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago  (602+ words) May 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) A phone call, and a frightening realization She first realized something was wrong several months after she came down with the mumps. During summer vacation, her grandmother called. She could not hear anything when she held the…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago  (198+ words) May 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) OITA -- A homebuilder here has been putting effort into teaching the local Oita dialect to its foreign employees, aiming to help them better integrate into the community. In recent years, Sakai Co. , based in the city of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (448+ words) May 12, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U. S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss U. S. arms sales to Taiwan when the two leaders meet for talks in Beijing this week. Asked during an event at the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (88+ words) May 12, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for May 12 to test your news knowledge. Ready? What is a key feature of the "kitchenless" employee cafeterias now spreading in Japan? A) They…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (395+ words) May 12, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Amid the ongoing confusion in the Middle East, there are growing concerns regarding securing oil-related products. Japan's public and private sectors must exhaust all efforts to ensure the stable provision of medical supplies, which directly affect the…...