https://www.alojapan.com/1258394/charge-up-osaka-expo-visitors-say-phone-power-essential-amid-digitalization-drive/ Charge up! Osaka Expo visitors say phone power essential amid digitalization drive #Expo2025Osaka #History&Festivals #Japan #Kansai #LatestArticles #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #technology #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 People walk around the venue for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Osaka’s Konohana Ward on April 13, 2025, the opening day of the event. (Mainichi/Rintaro Nagasawa)
 
 TOKYO — The Ex…

https://www.alojapan.com/1258272/march-duty-free-sales-at-japan-dept-stores-fall-1st-drop-in-3-yrs/ March duty-free sales at Japan dept. stores fall, 1st drop in 3 yrs #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter shows high-rise buildings in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Duty-free sales at department stores across Japan dropped 10.7 percent in March from a year e…

https://www.alojapan.com/1258065/baseball-hasegawa-sumida-lead-lions-over-buffaloes/ Baseball: Hasegawa, Sumida lead Lions over Buffaloes #Baseball #Japan #LatestArticles #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #sports #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Seibu Lions outfielder Shinya Hasegawa, left, and pitcher Chihiro Sumida pose for a photo after the team’s win over the Orix Buffaloes on April 26, 2025, at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo)
 
 TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Kyodo) — Shinya…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257940/japan-considers-letting-council-settle-imperial-family-status-when-female-members-marry/ Japan considers letting council settle Imperial Family status when female members marry #ImperialFamily #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Imperial Household members are seen during a spring garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on April 22, 2025. (Pool photo)
 
 TOKYO — Japanese legislators are considering letting the Imperial…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257812/miffy-area-to-open-at-japans-dutch-themed-huis-ten-bosch-resort/ Miffy area to open at Japan’s Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch resort #Japan #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #Netherlands #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #travel #world #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Kotaro Takamura, right, the president of the Huis Ten Bosch resort operator, announces the opening of a Miffy-themed area at the resort at a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2025. (Kyodo)
 
 TOK…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257807/world-expo-in-osaka-tops-1-mil-visitors-in-first-13-days-2/ World Expo in Osaka tops 1 mil. visitors in first 13 days #Expo2025Osaka #History&Festivals #Japan #Kansai #LatestArticles #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — The number of visitors to the World Exposition in Osaka topped 1 million on Friday, the 13th day of the event…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257725/tokyo-stocks-up-as-weaker-yen-after-japan-us-talks-lifts-exporters/ Tokyo stocks up as weaker yen after Japan-US talks lifts exporters #business #financial #Japan #LatestArticles #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning, lifted by some exporter issues as the yen weakened after the Japanese finance minister said his U.S. counterpart had made no…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257615/japan-photo-journal-mist-to-beat-heat-at-osaka-expo-draws-mixed-reactions/ Japan Photo Journal: Mist to beat heat at Osaka Expo draws mixed reactions #Expo2025Osaka #History&Festivals #Japan #JapanPhotoJournal #Kansai #LatestArticles #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #photos #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 Visitors are barely visible as mist is sprayed in the Inochi Park area at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai venue in Osaka’s Konohana Ward in this recent photo. Water, sprayed every 15 minutes for about three minutes, is intended…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257566/amazon-japan-ordered-to-pay-35-mil-yen-for-allowing-listing-of-fakes-2/ Amazon Japan ordered to pay 35 mil. yen for allowing listing of fakes #business #corporate #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 An Amazon.com logo is seen in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward on Dec. 19, 2023. (Mainichi/Tsuyoshi Goto)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — A Japanese court on Friday ordered the Japanese unit of online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. to pay 35 million yen ($24…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257512/japan-chief-negotiator-to-visit-us-for-2nd-round-of-tariff-talks/ Japan chief negotiator to visit US for 2nd round of tariff talks #Japan #LatestArticles #politics #TheMainichi #UnitedStates #VisitJapan #world 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa, left, and newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass show off the bottles of whisky they exchanged in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on April 23, 2025. (Mainichi/Shu Furukawa)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — R…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257489/easy-japanese-news-in-translation-cherry-trees-start-blooming-in-hokkaido/ Easy Japanese news in translation: Cherry trees start blooming in Hokkaido #EasyJapaneseNewsInTranslation #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Somei Yoshino cherry trees bloomed on April 20 at Matsumae Park in the town of Matsumae, located in the southernmost part of Hokkaido. This was seven days earlier than…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257176/tokyo-rice-prices-up-over-90-in-april-marking-record-on-year-rise/ Tokyo rice prices up over 90% in April, marking record on-year rise #Agriculture&Fisheries #business #economy #financial #food #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stockpiles of rice are seen in storage in Saitama Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2025. (Mainichi/Kaho Kitayama)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Rice prices in Tokyo surged more than 90 percent in April from a ye…

https://www.alojapan.com/1256378/chatgpt-preferred-over-in-person-lessons-as-language-learning-method-among-young-japanese/ ChatGPT preferred over in-person lessons as language learning method among young Japanese #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #MoreLifestyleArticles #news #TheMainichi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 TOKYO — More people in Japan are studying languages with ChatGPT, and among the younger generation, this study method has surpassed face-to-face lessons, a surv…

https://www.alojapan.com/1256336/as-ai-advances-japan-expert-explains-why-language-study-remains-meaningful/ As AI advances, Japan expert explains why language study remains ‘meaningful’ #cambodia #Education #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #news #Switzerland #TheMainichi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sophia University professor Tamotsu Fujita speaks with a Japan representative of EF Education First about the significance of language study in the era of AI, in Tokyo’s Shibu…

https://www.alojapan.com/1256334/a-new-netflix-film-features-a-hurtling-japanese-bullet-train-with-a-ticking-bomb-2/ A new Netflix film features a hurtling Japanese bullet train with a ticking bomb #Arts&Entertainment #film #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 TOKYO (AP) — The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” which premieres on Netflix Wednesday.
 
 Higuchi, the director of the 2016 “…

https://www.alojapan.com/1255672/multi-vehicle-crash-on-tohoku-expressway-70-km-from-tokyo-leaves-1-dead/ Multi-vehicle crash on Tohoku expressway 70 km from Tokyo leaves 1 dead #Crime&Accidents #Japan #LatestArticles #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 An ambulance (Mainichi)
 
 SAITAMA (Kyodo) — An accident involving three vehicles occurred on the Tohoku Expressway about 70 kilometers from Tokyo early Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring two others, according to loca…

https://www.alojapan.com/1255670/blind-mainichi-reporter-highlights-accessibility-failure-atop-expo-2025-osaka-venue/ Blind Mainichi reporter highlights accessibility failure atop Expo 2025 Osaka venue #Expo2025Osaka #Japan #Kansai #LatestArticles #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Reporter Ayato Saki, center, walks with a sighted colleague along a section of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai’s Grand Ring walkway that has no tactile paving blocks to help guide visually impaired visitors, at the E…

https://www.alojapan.com/1255665/baseball-gu-lin-struggles-in-npb-debut-as-eagles-beat-fighters/ Baseball: Gu Lin struggles in NPB debut as Eagles beat Fighters #Baseball #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #news #sports #Taiwan #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Gu Lin Ruei-yang, left, walks off the mound during the sixth inning of a game against the Rakuten Eagles on April 23, 2025, at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido. (Kyodo)
 
 KITAHIROSHIMA…

https://www.alojapan.com/1255564/us-marine-suspected-of-raping-woman-at-okinawa-base/ US Marine suspected of raping woman at Okinawa base #Crime&Accidents #Japan #LatestArticles #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #politics #TheMainichi #UnitedStates #沖縄 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A police car in Japan. (Mainichi)
 
 NAHA (Kyodo) — A U.S. Marine in his 20s is facing criminal charges including allegedly raping a woman last month in a restroom of an American military base in Japan’s Okinawa, investigativ…

https://www.alojapan.com/1255417/hokkaido-police-warn-of-mountain-accidents-and-bear-attacks-while-picking-wild-plants/ Hokkaido police warn of mountain accidents and bear attacks while picking wild plants #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #MoreLifestyleArticles #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hokkaido Prefectural Police mountain accident rescue team members search for a person who went missing while gathering wild vegetables in 2020. (Photo courtesy of the prefectural police’s Community Planni…