https://www.alojapan.com/1282769/us-man-arrested-over-pepper-spray-attack-at-mall-near-tokyo/ US man arrested over pepper spray attack at mall near Tokyo #Crime&Accidents #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A police car in Japan. (Mainichi)
 
 CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) — A U.S. national was arrested Saturday on suspicion of assault after allegedly releasing pepper spray in a parking lot at a shopping mall in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, injuring mo…

https://www.alojapan.com/1282467/octogenarians-in-philippines-given-japan-citizenship-meet-okinawa-kin/ Octogenarians in Philippines given Japan citizenship meet Okinawa kin #History&Festivals #Japan #LatestArticles #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #philippines #TheMainichi #沖縄 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Esperanza Morine Cabrillos (2nd from L) and Lydia Morine Galalan (3rd from L) meet their relatives from their Japanese father’s side for the first time in Linapacan, an island in the western-central Philippine province of Pa…

https://www.alojapan.com/1282128/in-photos-calming-spaces-open-at-station-in-osaka-for-people-with-sensitivities/ In Photos: Calming spaces open at station in Osaka for people with sensitivities #Japan #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #MoreJapanNews #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #PhotoSpecials #photos #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
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https://www.alojapan.com/1281924/japanese-abductees-kin-urge-n-koreas-kim-to-return-loved-ones/ Japanese abductees’ kin urge N. Korea’s Kim to return loved ones #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LatestArticles #MoreJapanNews #news #NorthKorea #TheMainichi 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea pleaded with the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, to return their loved ones during a national rally in Tokyo on Saturday.
 
 “Resolve the negative legacy left by your predecessors a…

https://www.alojapan.com/1281922/fire-breaks-out-near-tokyos-haneda-airport-affects-some-flights-2/ Fire breaks out near Tokyo’s Haneda airport, affects some flights #Crime&Accidents #Japan #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fire engines are seen at a factory where a fire broke out near Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 23, 2025. (Kyodo) 
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — A fire broke out at a factory near Haneda airport in Tokyo on Friday afternoon, causing delays t…

https://www.alojapan.com/1281863/services-resume-on-tokyo-loop-line-after-power-connector-checks-2/ Services resume on Tokyo loop line after power connector checks #Japan #LatestArticles #MoreJapanNews #news #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #travel #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Signage at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of services on the Yamanote Line early in the morning on May 23, 2025. (Kyodo) 
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Train services on the busy Yamanote Line in central Toky…

https://www.alojapan.com/1281837/what-do-rice-varieties-imported-to-japan-taste-like-appraiser-says-theyre-all-good/ What do rice varieties imported to Japan taste like? Appraiser says they’re all good #Agriculture&Fisheries #australia #business #China #food #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #news #Taiwan #TheMainichi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bags of Taiwanese “Musubi no Sato” rice are seen at the Seiyu supermarket’s Kichijoji store in the suburban Tokyo city of Musashino, Nov. 14, 2024. (M…

https://www.alojapan.com/1281773/japans-kitakyushu-to-eliminate-weekend-junior-high-club-activities-by-september-2027/ Japan’s Kitakyushu to eliminate weekend junior high club activities by September 2027 #Education #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 KITAKYUSHU — Weekend club activities at municipal junior high schools in this southwest Japan city will be gradually reduced from this September and ultimately eliminated in two years.
 
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https://www.alojapan.com/1281759/basketball-utsunomiya-beats-ryukyu-81-68-in-b-league-finals-opener/ Basketball: Utsunomiya beats Ryukyu 81-68 in B-League finals opener #Japan #LatestArticles #MoreSportsNews #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #sports #TheMainichi #沖縄 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Utsunomiya Brex players celebrate their victory over the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the opening game of the B-League basketball finals at Yokohama Arena on May 24, 2025. (Kyodo)
 
 YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) — Guard D.J. Newbill scored 25 point…

https://www.alojapan.com/1281716/baseball-fighters-beat-eagles-on-gunjis-homer-kanemuras-shutout/ Baseball: Fighters beat Eagles on Gunji’s homer, Kanemura’s shutout #Baseball #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #news #sports #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Yuya Gunji of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits a solo home run in the top of the second inning during a Pacific League baseball game against the Rakuten Eagles at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai, May 23, 2025. (Kyodo)
 
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Baseball: Suzuki hits 13th home run as Cubs roar back to beat Reds https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/50625/ #Baseball #Cincinnati #CincinnatiReds #CincinnatiReds #JAPAN #LatestArticles #MLB #Reds #Sports #TheMainichi #UnitedStates

https://www.alojapan.com/1281361/osaka-gov-wants-1970-osaka-expo-symbol-tower-of-the-sun-listed-as-world-heritage/ Osaka Gov. wants 1970 Osaka Expo symbol Tower of the Sun listed as World Heritage #Arts&Entertainment #culture #Expo2025Osaka #Japan #Kansai #LatestArticles #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #technology #TheMainichi #travel #大阪 #大阪府 
 OSAKA — Japan’s Council for Cultural Affairs on May 16 recommended to the education and culture minister that the Tower of the Sun, a symbol of the 1970 Osaka Expo that embodied the design of famed artist Taro Oka…

https://www.alojapan.com/1280838/football-fc-tokyo-bring-back-former-japan-defender-muroya/ Football: FC Tokyo bring back former Japan defender Muroya #Germany #Japan #LatestArticles #news #Olympics&Paralympics #soccer #sports #TheMainichi #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sei Muroya. (Getty/Kyodo)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Former Japan defender Sei Muroya will return to FC Tokyo from German second-division club Hannover, the J-League side said Friday.
 
 Muroya spent five season…

Baseball: Sugano solid again as O’s beat Brewers in 11 innings https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/45996/ #Baseball #Brewers #JAPAN #LatestArticles #Milwaukee #MilwaukeeBrewers #MilwaukeeBrewers #MLB #Sports #TheMainichi

https://www.alojapan.com/1279963/zainichi-koreans-in-kyoto-kanagawa-prefs-enjoy-exchange-in-face-of-hate-speech-poverty/ ‘Zainichi’ Koreans in Kyoto, Kanagawa prefs. enjoy exchange in face of hate speech, poverty #Japan #Kyoto #KyotoNews #LatestArticles #MoreJapanNews #news #TheMainichi #京都 #京都府 
 KAWASAKI — A group of women from the Utoro district of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, home to many “Zainichi” ethnic Korean residents, visited this east Japan city on May 21 to facilitate mutual exchange between compatriots in the two regions. 
 
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https://www.alojapan.com/1279784/1-dead-2-hurt-after-japan-train-hit-by-suspected-pipe-hut-in-winds/ 1 dead, 2 hurt after Japan train hit by suspected pipe hut in winds #Crime&Accidents #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #LatestArticles #news #TheMainichi #travel 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This 2019 file photo shows an ambulance on a road. (Mainichi/Kazuhisa Soneda)
 
 NAGANO (Kyodo) — A 56-year-old man died and two other passengers were injured after a local train’s window was shattered, apparently by a pipe-fra…

https://www.alojapan.com/1279308/news-in-easy-english-disaster-manga-causes-hong-kong-visitors-to-worry-about-japan-trips/ News in Easy English: Disaster manga causes Hong Kong visitors to worry about Japan trips #Education #Features #HongKong #Japan #JapanTrips #LatestArticles #NewsInEasyEnglish #TheMainichi #trips 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A stack of copies of “Watashi ga mita mirai” (The future I saw) by Ryo Tatsuki is seen at a bookstore in Tokyo in May 2025. (Mainichi/Ayane Matsuyama)
 
 TOKYO — Many people from Hong Kong now fe…

https://www.alojapan.com/1279235/easy-japanese-news-in-translation-canola-flower-festival-begins-in-hokkaido/ Easy Japanese news in translation: Canola flower festival begins in Hokkaido #EasyJapaneseNewsInTranslation #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The “Takikawa Canola Flower Festival,” where people can enjoy one of the best canola blossom fields in Japan, started in the city of Takikawa, Hokkaido, on May 17. Ye…

Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto has no-hit bid broken up in 7th against the Diamondbacks https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/43015/ #Baseball #JAPAN #Jordan #LatestArticles #NipponProfessionalBaseball #NPB #Sports #TheMainichi

https://www.alojapan.com/1278795/japan-imperial-couple-to-visit-hiroshima-in-june-1st-since-ascension/ Japan imperial couple to visit Hiroshima in June, 1st since ascension #ImperialFamily #Japan #LatestArticles #TheMainichi #UnitedStates #VisitJapan 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This combined photo shows Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. (Kyodo)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Hiroshima next month to honor the war dead ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War…