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Osaka's Izumisano plans 1st city-led baby hatch as experts eye legal debate
13+ hour, 58+ min ago (462+ words) September 14, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) OSAKA -- The Izumisano Municipal Government in Osaka Prefecture is seeking to establish Japan's first municipally led baby hatch, a move experts say could encourage broader legal and policy discussions on supporting women facing crisis pregnancies. The facility…...
More Tokyo police boxes unattended at night as officer shortage deepens
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (957+ words) September 12, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Neighborhood police boxes are closing one after another at night in the Japanese capital. The reason is painfully simple: not enough officers. Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) currently has 3,060 vacancies out of an authorized strength of…...
News in Easy English: Library in Japan lets people get chatty
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (383+ words) September 10, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) AKASHI, Hyogo -- A city library here is now a busy place for local people. It opened in April 2025. It does not ask all people to be quiet all the time. People can talk, play smartphone games and…...
Yokohama panel deems 'die' note to preschooler 'equivalent to bullying"
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (519+ words) September 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) YOKOHAMA -- The Yokohama Municipal Government on Sept. 8 released a third-party investigative panel report on the case of a boy at a day care in this city's Naka Ward who developed post-traumatic stress disorder after being bullied repeatedly....
Hiker's death puts spotlight on dogs on Japan's mountain trails - The Mainichi
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (564+ words) September 8, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KOFU, Japan (Kyodo) -- A fatal accident involving a hiker and her dog at a scenic gorge near Tokyo has highlighted the risks of taking pets into the mountains, as authorities and hiking experts grapple with how to…...
Japan turns utility pole inspections into smartphone game, pays players for photos
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (124+ words) September 8, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) MORIOKA -- A game in eastern Japan is paying players to snap pictures of utility poles with their smartphones, helping a telecommunications firm spot aging infrastructure while promoting tourism and community engagement. PicTree was developed by Tokyo-based Digital…...
Japan's new language support and 30-kph speed limit: Our 5 most-read stories from last week
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (294+ words) September 7, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between August 29 and September 6. The first story was viewed by 18.5% of our regular readers. (The Mainichi) Japan eyes…...
Editorial: Japan should not shut door on permanent residents
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (395+ words) September 7, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Japan's Immigration Services Agency has announced plans to revise its guidelines for granting permanent residence, tightening the requirements. Many foreign nationals who have chosen to live in Japan and want to spend the rest of their lives…...
Japan's student newspapers fight to keep reporting as costs, staff shortages mount
1+ week, 1+ day ago (448+ words) September 6, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) SAPPORO -- Student newspapers, edited and published by university students, began emerging at universities across Japan before World War II and have recorded campus events and the voices of students ever since. Today, Generation Z members carrying on…...
1 in 4 low-income Japan households did not offer children experiential activities: poll
1+ week, 1+ day ago (242+ words) September 6, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- A survey by a private organization found that 24.8% of low-income households with elementary school children in Japan didn't take part in any experiential activities over the course of a year, nearly three times the rate among…...