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City in Japan's Tochigi Pref. adds suspension bridge, zip line to hometown tax gifts

KANUMA, Tochigi -- The municipal government here has added a package featuring a "thrilling suspension bridge" walk and a zip line ride near the Nanma

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SoftBank Group to raise $11.1 bil. to fund OpenAI investment

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- SoftBank Group Corp. said Thursday it will raise $11.1 billion to finance the final tranche of a $30 billion investment in OpenAI.The

The Mainichi · 5 min ago

Australia, China clash over Darwin port lease

DARWIN, Australia (Kyodo) -- A 99-year lease of the strategically important Port of Darwin to China's Landbridge Group has again become a source of te

The Mainichi · 9 min ago

Japan's Takaichi avoids being drawn into talks with Trump on ICC sanctions

In a Sept. 22 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided delving into Washington's sanctions

The Mainichi · 1 hr ago

Tokyo stocks climb in morning on AI-led buying driven by hopes for growth

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday morning, as buying of artificial intelligence-related shares spread on hopes for further industry expan

The Mainichi · 2 hrs ago

The Mainichi News Quiz: Soon you'll be able to get from Kansai airport to Kyoto how?

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 24 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What service is a Kyot

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Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war efforts

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told world leaders Wednesday that Vladimir Putin is the only obstacle to ending "the ri

The Mainichi · 2 hrs ago

Domestic demand helps offset 60% drop in Chinese visitors to Japan's Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU -- The number of accommodation guests in Yamanashi Prefecture reached 4.322 million in the first half of 2026, about 100,000 more than a year ear

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Shohei Ohtani returns from injury and is the DH as the Dodgers reshuffle the top of the order

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani was back in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Wednesday after missing two weeks with right biceps discomfort.He was

The Mainichi · 3 hrs ago

News in Easy English: Kyoto police get too many lost things

KYOTO - Kyoto Prefectural Police have too many lost things. In 2025, they had about 630,000 found-item cases. This was the second highest number since

The Mainichi · 4 hrs ago

US diplomats told to say 'super intelligence' -- not 'artificial intelligence' -- after Trump's call

NEW YORK (AP) -- The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term "super intelligence" instead of

The Mainichi · 4 hrs ago

A Japanese historian records the names behind wartime death toll

HIRAKATA, Osaka -- For two decades, a local historian here has been visiting cemeteries documenting the names of residents who died in Japan's wartime

The Mainichi · 4 hrs ago

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