5+ hour, 58+ min ago  (921+ words) March 24, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) SAPPORO -- "Welcome!" a bright, reassuring voice said, warmly greeting a Mainichi Shimbun reporter who nervously opened the door. On the eighth floor of a building in Sapporo's Susukino entertainment district sits Cafe & Bar Opal, which describes itself…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (470+ words) January 4, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) FUKUOKA -- As discussions continue at women's universities across Japan over whether to admit transgender women, Fukuoka Women's University recently announced that it would do so from the 2029 academic year -- a first for a university in the Kyushu…...