https://www.alojapan.com/1236285/football-fc-tokyo-snatch-late-draw-in-derby-against-verdy/ Football: FC Tokyo snatch late draw in derby against Verdy #Japan #LatestArticles #news #soccer #sports #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 FC Tokyo defender Henrique Trevisan (44) celebrates after scoring an equalizer during a J-League first-division match against Tokyo Verdy at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on April 2, 2025. (Kyodo)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — An 89th-minute goal from defender…

https://www.alojapan.com/1236153/blue-impulses-planned-use-of-civilian-airport-for-osaka-expo-flyby-raises-concerns/ Blue Impulse’s planned use of civilian airport for Osaka Expo flyby raises concerns #Japan #LatestArticles #MoreJapanNews #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Blue Impulse aerobatics team flies over Tokyo in this photo taken in the capital’s Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama)
 
 OSAKA — The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)’s Blue Impulse aerob…

https://www.alojapan.com/1235475/foreign-workers-march-in-tokyo-for-better-pay-work-conditions/ Foreign workers march in Tokyo for better pay, work conditions #Japan #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #MoreBusinessNews #MoreJapanNews #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Foreign workers participate in the “March in March 2025” holding placards, in Tokyo’s Taito Ward on March 9, 2025. (Mainichi/Satoshi Tokairin)
 
 TOKYO — Foreign workers took to the streets of Japan’s capita…

https://www.alojapan.com/1235465/okinawan-bone-digger-searches-for-remains-from-one-of-the-fiercest-battles-of-world-war-ii/ Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II #China #History&Festivals #Japan #LatestArticles #news #NorthKorea #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #Taiwan #TheMainichi #UnitedStates #沖縄 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Takamatsu Gushiken, a “gamafuya,” an Okinawa dialect meaning a person who digs in a cave, searches in a cave for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa tow…

https://www.alojapan.com/1235121/tokyo-high-school-girl-found-dead-in-closet-stabbed-in-over-10-places/ Tokyo high school girl found dead in closet stabbed in over 10 places #Crime&Accidents #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A vehicle carrying suspect Masaki Eguchi departs from a police station in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on April 2, 2025, to send him to prosecutors. (Kyodo)
 
 NAGOYA (Kyodo) — A missing 16-year-old high school girl from Tokyo wh…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234951/245000-households-temporarily-lose-power-in-osaka-pref-electrical-line-failure-suspected/ 245,000 households temporarily lose power in Osaka Pref.; electrical line failure suspected #Japan #LatestArticles #Osaka #OsakaTopics #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 OSAKA — Some 245,000 households temporarily lost power in Osaka Prefecture from around 4 a.m. on Aug. 15, apparently due to an underground electrical line failure, according to Kansai Transmission and Dist…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234949/japans-decaying-abandoned-buildings-seen-as-posing-danger/ Japan’s decaying abandoned buildings seen as posing danger #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2025, shows a vacant building in Kushiro, Hokkaido, which housed the Marui Imai Kushiro department store until 2006.(Kyodo)
 
 KUSHIRO, Japan (Kyodo) — Seeing vacant buildings and houses in disrepair in Japan is…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234904/baseball-yanagita-moinelo-star-as-hawks-beat-fighters-for-1st-win/ Baseball: Yanagita, Moinelo star as Hawks beat Fighters for 1st win #Baseball #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #news #sports #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The SoftBank Hawks’ Yuki Yanagita hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of a Pacific League game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Es Con Field Hokkaido on April 1, 2025. (Kyodo)
 
 KITAHIROSHIMA, Hokkaido (Kyodo) — Yuki Yana…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234128/baseball-nomura-homers-twice-drives-in-6-as-fighters-sweep-lions/ Baseball: Nomura homers twice, drives in 6 as Fighters sweep Lions #Baseball #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #news #sports #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Yuki Nomura of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits a three-run home run in the third inning against the Seibu Lions on March 30, 2025, at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo)
 
 TOKOROZAWA, Saitama (Kyodo) — Yuki Nomura we…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234075/in-photos-practice-held-ahead-of-kyotos-spring-miyako-odori-geisha-dance-performance/ In Photos: Practice held ahead of Kyoto’s spring ‘Miyako Odori’ geisha dance performance #Arts&Entertainment #culture #Kyoto #KyotoNews #LatestArticles #news #PhotoSpecials #photos #TheMainichi #京都 #京都府 
 
 
 In Photos: Practice held ahead of Kyoto’s spring ‘Miyako Odori’ geisha dance performance – The Mainichi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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https://www.alojapan.com/1234068/easy-japanese-news-in-translation-shooting-stars-decorate-sky-near-mount-fuji/ Easy Japanese news in translation: Shooting stars decorate sky near Mount Fuji #EasyJapaneseNewsInTranslation #Japan #LatestArticles #MountFuji #MountFujiTopics #MountFuji #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #富士山 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)
 
 The Perseid meteor shower, which decorates the night sky every summer around mid-August, has reached this year’s peak. Many people visited the fifth station…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234032/final-rehearsal-for-kyotos-spring-miyako-odori-geisha-dance-performance-held/ Final rehearsal for Kyoto’s spring ‘Miyako Odori’ geisha dance performance held #culture #Japan #Kyoto #KyotoTopics #LatestArticles #TheMainichi #京都 #京都府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The “ozarae” last stage of practice for the “Miyako Odori” performance is seen in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward on March 31, 2025. (Mainichi/Takashi Murata)
 
 KYOTO — Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the ann…

https://www.alojapan.com/1233986/veteran-bathhouse-painter-completes-finest-mt-fuji-works-live-in-osaka/ Veteran bathhouse painter completes ‘finest’ Mt. Fuji works live in Osaka #Arts&Entertainment #culture #Japan #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #MountFuji #MountFujiTopics #MountFuji #TheMainichi #富士山 
 OSAKA — Paintings of Mount Fuji decorating a public bathhouse in this city’s Higashisumiyoshi Ward were recently redone for the first time in seven years during a live event attended by around 100 who came to see the sp…

https://www.alojapan.com/1233799/intl-airlines-ask-japan-passengers-with-disabilities-for-apparently-unnecessary-med-info/ Int’l airlines ask Japan passengers with disabilities for apparently unnecessary med info #business #corporate #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #LatestArticles #news #SriLanka #TheMainichi #UnitedArabEmirates 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A “medical information sheet” used by SriLankan Airlines is seen in this photo taken on March 11, 2025. The sixth question asks, “Is the patient’s condition likely to be a source of dis…

https://www.alojapan.com/1233063/football-cerezo-urawa-share-spoils-as-difficult-starts-continue/ Football: Cerezo, Urawa share spoils as difficult starts continue #Japan #LatestArticles #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #soccer #sports #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Cerezo Osaka players including Shinji Kagawa, third from right, react after drawing with Urawa Reds in a J-League first-division match at Yodoko Sakura Stadium in Osaka on March 28, 2025. (Kyodo)
 
 OSAKA (Kyodo) — Cerezo Osaka and Urawa R…

https://www.alojapan.com/1232808/english-letters-criticizing-israel-found-sprayed-on-osaka-pref-govt-building/ English letters criticizing Israel found sprayed on Osaka Pref. gov’t building #Crime&Accidents #israel #Japan #LatestArticles #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The exterior wall on the north side of the annex of the Osaka Prefectural Government office that had been vandalized is seen in Osaka’s Chuo Ward on March 30, 2025. A large blue tarp was put up to hide the English l…

https://www.alojapan.com/1232378/retro-japan-vintage-interior-decors-delight-at-pioneering-music-critics-tokyo-workspace-2/ Retro Japan: Vintage interior decors delight at pioneering music critic’s Tokyo workspace #Arts&Entertainment #culture #Japan #LatestArticles #RetroJapan #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 
 TOKYO — Carefully chosen furnishings plus a Steinway piano still grace the interior of a pioneering music critic’s workspace in the capital’s Suginami Ward.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sunlight pours in on a c…

https://www.alojapan.com/1232218/only-16-want-to-visit-osaka-expo-set-to-start-in-april-mainichi-poll/ Only 16% want to visit Osaka Expo set to start in April: Mainichi poll #History&Festivals #Japan #LatestArticles #Osaka #OsakaTopics #Polls #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The “Grand Ring” of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, expressing the concept of “Unity in Diversity,” is pictured on Jan. 27, 2025, in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO — Just 16% of resp…

https://www.alojapan.com/1232162/osaka-expo-preparations-hit-home-stretch-with-2-months-left/ Osaka Expo preparations hit home stretch with 2 months left #Amusement #culture #History&Festivals #Japan #LatestArticles #Osaka #OsakaTopics #TheMainichi #travel #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025, shows ongoing construction at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. (Kyodo)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Preparations for the 2025 world exposition have entered the final st…

https://www.alojapan.com/1232106/bullet-train-tunnel-construction-in-hokkaido-caused-death-of-river-govt-agency/ Bullet train tunnel construction in Hokkaido caused death of river: gov’t agency #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #MoreJapanNews #news #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A river in the Hokkaido town of Kuromatsunai is seen with almost no flowing water on Aug. 20, 2024, with construction work for the extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line thought to be the cause. (Mainichi/Hiroyuki Katano)& …