8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (359+ words) September 14, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- A Ghanaian man undergoing medical treatment who had his welfare application rejected by the city of Chiba because he is a foreign national has lost his Supreme Court appeal in a lawsuit seeking to overturn the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (99+ words) September 11, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) FUKUCHIYAMA, Kyoto -- The municipal assembly in this Kyoto Prefecture city adopted a written opinion on Sept. 10 calling for the Japanese government and Diet to respond firmly to U.S. sanctions against judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The statement…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (934+ words) September 11, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Economists and other political observers are voicing concerns about the potential effects on inflation and the national balance sheet. Taken together, it's a swift reaction that makes clear that Trump's dubious election-year gambit is likely little more…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (435+ words) September 10, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the country's nearly $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit and concerns about inflation. "If the Republicans win, you win with us and…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (553+ words) September 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Following the latest American strikes, Iran launched missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan, Iranian state-run media said. U.S. Central Command said it had no information to offer about the strikes on the Jordanian airbase. Both the U.S. and Iran are…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (960+ words) September 7, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The Trump administration's push to end the fighting has lost momentum, with the focus on the Iran war for the past six months. The trip by the Americans, part of a renewed effort to end the war,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (310+ words) September 6, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The U.S. did not immediately confirm the purported attack, which came a day after the U.S. military said forces struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to a missile attack on Navy warships. The war began with U.S. and Israeli…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1152+ words) September 6, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The meeting that lasted more than three hours behind closed doors ended without announcements of any breakthroughs. Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov described them as constructive, frank and useful to journalists afterward, but didn't talk about…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1056+ words) September 6, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The trial generated intense interest for weeks, drawing attention to maternal mental health after childbirth. Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, never disputed that she killed the children. But her attorney said she had a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (991+ words) September 5, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TAIKI, Hokkaido -- A public high school in this northern Japan town of about 5,000 people on Hokkaido's Tokachi Plain is offering a "space education" program rarely found elsewhere in the country. Taiki High School has about 60 students. Surrounded…...