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Japan firm achieves win-win situation by offering remote work for disabled people
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (530+ words) April 11, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Every morning, workers employed by a Tokyo-based administrative outsourcing company begin the day by turning on their computers at home. At 9: 30 a. m. they join an online meeting and select one of five options on screen for "today's physical…...
How to avoid moving firm trouble as Japan sees rising complaints over damage, extra fees
2+ week, 1+ day ago (644+ words) April 1, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Japan is at the height of the moving season, and with it has come trouble with the companies doing the moving, such as "The movers damaged the walls and furniture," and "They charged me extra fees…...
In Photos: Japan figure skater Kaori Sakamoto ends career at World Championships in Prague
2+ week, 3+ day ago (50+ words) 9/15" Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the Java Script is deactivated on your browser. Also in The Mainichi...
Figure skating: Japan's Sakamoto ends career on high with 4th world title
2+ week, 5+ day ago (383+ words) March 28, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) PRAGUE (Kyodo) -- Japanese figure skating star Kaori Sakamoto brought her competitive career to a triumphant end Friday by winning her fourth world championship. The 25-year-old Milan Cortina Olympic silver medalist scored 158. 97 for her free skate to total…...
2 nationals detained in China in January: Japan gov't spokesman
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (186+ words) March 25, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chinese customs authorities detained two Japanese nationals in January at an airport in the southern city of Guangzhou, with one of them freed on bail the following month, Japan's top government spokesman said Wednesday. At…...
Japanese cuisine set to feature in Oscars afterparty
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (351+ words) March 14, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Japanese cuisine is playing a starring role in Hollywood this awards season. After the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night, famed chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck will spotlight the cuisine in feeding over 1, 500 of the…...
Japan Self-Defense Force sailor arrested over attempted extort from 12-year-old
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (195+ words) March 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Akira Ishibashi of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, is accused of approaching the sixth grader in a park in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, sometime between 1: 35 to 2: 00 a. m. on Jan 5, and telling him, "Get 300, 000 yen yourself or have your parents do it....
Opinion: Migration is a legacy of Japan's wartime occupation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (204+ words) March 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) By Julius C. Martinez, associate professor at Niigata University of International and Information Studies This cash reward system appears to be predicated on xenophobic assumptions. It targets foreign nationals in ways that could unintentionally create strong perceptions of…...
Raising 'multilingual' children in Japan: Is it OK if their Japanese isn't fluent?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (358+ words) March 6, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The Mainichi Shimbun spoke with Nagoya University professor Akira Utsugi, 49, whose wife is a Korean born in Australia, to learn about the challenges and experiences of raising "multilingual" children in Japan. Their 12 and 10-year-old children have been…...
Japanese-English auto-interpretation system tested at temple on Japan's Mt. Koya
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (219+ words) February 26, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KOYA, Wakayama -- An automatic simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation system was recently tested at a temple here with the cooperation of a Buddhist monk and received praise from participating foreign nationals while revealing some future challenges. The test was…...
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