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news Failures in counterterrorism measures uncovered at 2 nuke plants including Fukushima No. 2 The Mainichi © The Mainichi This aerial photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter shows Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station that straddles the towns of Naraha and Tomioka in Fukushima Prefecture. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) TOKYO -- Surveys on nuclear power plants in Japan following security breaches at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station in Niigata Prefecture have uncovered...

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news 3 US servicemen arrested for trespassing, drunken driving in Okinawa The Mainichi © The Mainichi This file photo shows a police car's red lights flashing. (Mainichi/Kazuhisa Soneda) NAHA -- Three U.S. military members were arrested one after another on suspicion of trespassing and drunken driving in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa in the small hours of May 9, police said. According to Naha Police Station in Okinawa, police received an emergency call at around 1:50 a.m. on May 9, saying "Several foreigners are changing car tires on a street in Naha. It may be...

news Olympic pin badge trader in Japan disappointed as overseas fans barred from Tokyo Games The Mainichi © The Mainichi This photo shows J's handmade vest with dozens of Olympic commemorative pins in Tokyo's Kita Ward on April 8, 2021. He explained that he is popular among fans when he wears the vest at games' venues. (Mainichi/Hironori Tsuchie) TOKYO -- Pin badge trading, a traditional "unofficial competition" in the Olympics and Paralympics in which anyone regardless of nationality can participate, is struggling to get to the starting line for the Tokyo Games. Fans from ...

news Lawsuit by ex-student forced to quit Japan school for breaking dating rules stirs debate The Mainichi © The Mainichi This file photo shows a building that houses the Tokyo District Court in the capital's Chiyoda Ward. (Mainichi/Kazuo Motohashi) TOKYO -- A former student at a private high school in Japan has sued the institution for allegedly forcing her to drop out of school on the grounds that she dated a fellow student, raising debate over school discipline versus students' rights. The woman filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against the private high schoo...