2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (479+ words) June 16, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Claims that "children instinctively fear adult men" and "toddlers prefers women," which often circulate among those raising children or in the child care field, have no scientific basis, according to a child psychologist. "I thought it…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (371+ words) June 13, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Bullying can keep hurting people even after they leave school, a survey in Japan said. The survey was done by a group led by a person who lived through bullying. Read the full English article Read…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (405+ words) June 5, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- One in four Japanese students between the fourth grade of elementary school and the third year of junior high school has experienced restrictions or bans on using cooling products or consuming beverages under school rules, a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (461+ words) June 5, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The decline in births in Japan shows no signs of stopping. The government needs to take this reality seriously. In 2025, the total fertility rate -- the number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (302+ words) June 3, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Companies in Japan began recruitment screenings on June 1 for students graduating in spring 2027, with some firms abolishing mandatory relocations without employee consent to retain talented workers. Shifts in workplace location choices and transfer policies are influencing…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (360+ words) May 30, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Sticker swapping, a playground craze among children in the 2000s, has returned as a new boom known as "shiru-katsu." Some parents are now making rounds of multiple stores to check stock as they try to buy popular…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (310+ words) May 29, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's population including foreign residents fell by a record 3. 10 million, or 2. 5 percent, from 2020 to 123, 049, 524 last year, the latest census showed Friday, highlighting the demographic challenges facing the rapidly graying society. The census, conducted every five…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (167+ words) May 27, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- The Japanese government will introduce within this fiscal year an artificial intelligence (AI) app to help central government ministries and agencies draft responses to questions in the Diet in a bid to improve working conditions for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (686+ words) 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. IMABARI, Ehime -- A project called the "Marianas Kyushoku Project" has…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (147+ words) May 14, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Since arriving as principal in 2021, Kunioka had been working to turn the school into one where students could challenge themselves in areas beyond academics. After the enrollment shortfall, he accelerated those efforts. A Mainichi tally shows that…...