4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (279+ words) September 10, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) SHIZUOKA -- Japanese food manufacturer Yataro has become the first business certified by the Shizuoka Prefectural Government under a system recognizing operators that promote regional growth through multicultural coexistence. Yataro, based in Hamamatsu's Chuo Ward, is known for…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (230+ words) September 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Mercari Inc., a major Japanese online flea market operator, said on Sept. 7 that it was removing listings linked to a promotional merchandise scandal at Kura Sushi Inc. after the conveyor-belt sushi chain acknowledged its staff misappropriated…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (409+ words) September 5, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Chief Executive Mitsuya Kishida bowed deeply at a news conference, apologizing to investors, group companies, customers and society overall. "The entire company is working hard to review and improve our quality controls," he said. Most of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (180+ words) 毎日新聞 Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser. Which new cellphone number prefix does Japan plan to add…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (408+ words) September 1, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) ECHIZEN, Fukui -- A 19-year-old Indonesian man is working hard on a crab fishing boat in this central Japan city. He is helping a fishing industry with not enough workers. He is also sending money to his family…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (178+ words) August 29, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Hiroshima Prefecture sent a survey to all employees in October and November 2025, and 1,930 people, or 28.7%, responded. Of them, 566, or 29.3%, said they had experienced customer harassment in the past three years, while 396, or 20.5%, said they had seen colleagues…...