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Osaka's Izumisano plans 1st city-led baby hatch as experts eye legal debate
19+ hour, 55+ 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, 17+ 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, 17+ 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…...
Japan firm, Red Cross institute develop disaster relief tent to beat midsummer heat
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (369+ words) September 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) OSAKA -- Taiyo Kogyo Corp. and the Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing Disaster Management Research Institute have jointly developed a large tent that can maintain moderate indoor temperatures even in midsummer, with an eye to deploying it…...
From burgers to cream puffs, Japan puts the moon on the menu for autumn
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (172+ words) September 11, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Japan's restaurant industry has begun its annual "tsukimi" (moon-viewing) sales season, now an autumn fixture. Companies are offering a wide variety of seasonal products inspired by the full moon, ranging from dishes topped with fried eggs…...
Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services partially suspended due to inspection - The Mainichi
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (90+ words) Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services partially suspended due to inspection 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....
Editorial: Japan's paternal leave rate hits 50% but greater awareness for support needed
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (436+ words) September 10, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Japan must create an environment in which men and women alike can shoulder child care while balancing the role with their jobs. The rate of men taking child care leave reached 50.9% in a fiscal 2025 survey, meeting the…...
News in Easy English: Library in Japan lets people get chatty
4+ day, 15+ 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…...
Japan's Shizuoka Pref. names food maker Yataro as 1st intercultural-support business
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (279+ words) September 10, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) SHIZUOKA -- Japanese food manufacturer Yataro has become the first business certified by the Shizuoka Prefectural Government under a system recognizing operators that promote regional growth through multicultural coexistence. Yataro, based in Hamamatsu's Chuo Ward, is known for…...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Japan to nominate Hikone Castle for World Heritage status
5+ day, 10+ 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…...