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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…...
Retro Japan: Historic Nagoya water tower reborn as theater center gains cultural status
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (194+ words) September 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) NAGOYA -- Resembling an imposing ancient Greek temple, the Nagoya City Performing Arts Studio towers over a park in a residential neighborhood in the city's Nakamura Ward. The cylindrical water tank at the top of the tower measures…...
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…...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for World Heritage status
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (253+ words) 毎日新聞 Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser. The Japanese government has decided to nominate Hikone Castle in…...
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....
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…...
Hayama in Japan's Kanagawa Pref. tops residential satisfaction survey again
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (393+ words) September 7, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) YOKOHAMA -- The town of Hayama in eastern Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture has been ranked the most desirable place to continue living in the Tokyo metropolitan area for the sixth consecutive year, according to a survey released by a…...
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…...
Retro Japan in Photos: Univ. hall in Nishinomiya an architectural legacy of landmark hotel
1+ week, 1+ day ago (50+ words) ［写真特集2/10］ 毎日新聞 Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser. Also in The Mainichi...
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…...