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Japan local officials urge disaster victims not to toss out damaged pieces of local heritage
36+ min ago (518+ words) August 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KUMAMOTO -- "Don't throw away damaged historical materials!" The division listed as examples old documents and scrolls written in cursive characters on Japanese paper, hanging scrolls, old tools from daily life connected to farming, forestry and fishing, and…...
Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (833+ words) August 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Hamas has already agreed to the proposal. American negotiators appeared to acquiesce to Israeli demands that Hamas disarmament must come before any reconstruction of the devastated Palestinian enclave. They did not publicly signal that Israel had made…...
News in Easy English: Sapporo couple fight Japan's law on family names
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (473+ words) August 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) SAPPORO -- A lawsuit in Japan about family names after marriage is now at an important time. A couple in Sapporo sued the state. They say parts of the Civil Code and the Family Register Act break Article…...
Editorial: Heed the Lockheed bribery scandal's lesson and end money politics in Japan
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (171+ words) August 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The investigation was triggered by testimony before the U.S. Congress in February 1976. It was revealed that aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Corp. -- now Lockheed Martin Corp. -- had paid bribes to senior Japanese government officials and others to sell passenger jets....
The Mainichi News Quiz: What rule is Japan imposing on foreign kids for free HS tuition?
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (102+ words) August 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Aug. 18 to test your news knowledge. Ready? What new requirement has Japan imposed on students of foreign nationality under its expanded free…...
How to prepare for rising costs of Japan's private junior high school track
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (475+ words) August 16, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Parents preparing for junior high school entrance exams in Japan are often surprised by the cost of cram school fees, teaching materials and summer courses. If their children go on to attend private junior high schools,…...
With US-Iran talks stalled, diplomatic efforts expand to unlikely European players
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (821+ words) August 15, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) While discussions between Iran and Oman, as well as between Iran and Pakistan, Turkey and Qatar, persist at an uneven and unpredictable pace, the U.S. administration quietly has expanded its outreach to include perhaps unlikely interlocutors in Europe....
Japanese migrants to Palau 'paradise' faced 4 turbulent years during war (Pt. 1)
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (663+ words) August 15, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) NAHA -- Palau, a small island country covering 488 square kilometers -- roughly the size of the island of Yakushima in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture -- lies about 3,000 kilometers south of Tokyo. After World War I, it came under Japanese mandate....
News in Easy English: Japanese and British high schoolers study science together in Tokyo
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (288+ words) August 15, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Japanese and British high school students recently joined an international exchange program at Rikkyo University in Tokyo's Toshima Ward. Read the full English article Read the original Japanese article The program was the UK-Japan Young Scientist…...
Japan tightens rules for foreign students under free high school tuition expansion
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (855+ words) August 15, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) OSAKA -- Japan has tightened eligibility requirements for students of foreign nationality under its expanded free high school tuition program, which began in April, requiring various documents to prove that they live in the country. Officials at high…...