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Consumers warned of fire risks in areas around air conditioners ahead of summer

Safety experts have received many reports of air conditioner fires that were unrelated to product defects, and are flagging the risk before use increases through summer.

(Research Paper) Aging-Related Depreciation of Office Rents and Renovation Effects

Cannabis use grows among young people in Japan, especially in Tokyo

Tokyo recorded the highest number of cannabis-related cases among all prefectures in 2025, with 1,139 people processed by the MPD.

Four bodies found off Kanagawa coast

Police are investigating whether a car and a pair of shoes found on a nearby bridge are related to the bodies, which appeared to be those of a woman, a man and two girls.

Five-Level System Simplifies Disaster Information Sharing in Japan

Stay put? Get ready to go? A color-coded system with five levels makes clear what action to take in case of weather-related disasters in Japan, including when to evacuate.

Softbank poised to overtake Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company

Shares of the Masayoshi Son-led technology group have climbed as much as 10% in Tokyo trading Monday, as AI-related shares climbed across the region.

Experts urge Japan to use pictorial warnings on tobacco packages

Many countries require cigarette packages to display images warning of health hazards related to smoking, such as a blackened lung.

The Mainichi News Quiz: What Japanese language stat hit a new high in academic 2025?

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for May 30 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What figure related to J

Takuboku Ishikawa and Donald Keene: Tracing a path to Hakodate, Hokkaido (Pt. 2)

In April, fans of Donald Keene who had visited the special exhibition "Donald Keene and Takuboku Ishikawa" and related sites in the Iwate Prefecture c

Japan enacts bill to drastically raise visa-related fees

Under the bill, the statutory upper limit for fees to change residency statuses or extend a period of stay will go from ¥10,000 to ¥100,000.

Canada and Bahamas impose Ebola-related travel bans

The entrance ban of residents from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan comes as the WHO raised the risk of ​the Bundibugyo strain to "very ⁠high."

Japan enacts bill enabling digital issuance of local government bonds

At a plenary meeting, the Upper House passed legislation to revise multiple laws related to local autonomy, based on proposals from local governments.

He told his wife he was ‘coming home.’ Then he disappeared.

One family's search reveals Japan's growing crisis of dementia-related disappearances.

Japanese listed firms log record net profits in 2025

The figure for the year ended in March hit a record high for the fifth consecutive year, thanks to rosy earnings of semiconductor- and data center-related companies.

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan unrelated to Iran war, source says

Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Hung ​Cao told a Senate panel hearing that arms sales to Taiwan were paused to ⁠make sure the ​U.S. had the munitions needed for the war in Iran.