Tourists crowd railroad crossings, ambulances stranded: Kyoto’s overtourism reality
A railroad crossing near Kyoto’s popular Fushimi Inari Shrine has become dangerously overcrowded due to a huge increase…
Mayor Ito announces her intention to continue in office… Some point out that her strong support base is behind her stance
The mayor of Ito City in Shizuoka, Maki Takubo, had said she would resign over allegations of lying…
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The upper floors of a new high-rise apartment building are unoccupied. Foreigners who don’t understand Japanese purchasing rooms in one lump cash payment for investment. [Fukuoka]
In Japan, condo prices are rising fast—especially in Fukuoka—and more foreign buyers, particularly from China, are investing in…
“LUUP” service begins in Sapporo – 40 electric kick scooters and 160 electrically assisted bicycles available for rental at approximately 50 bicycle parking lots around the city
A shared electric scooter and bike service called "LUUP" launched in Sapporo on July 31. LUUP lets people…
Trump tariffs drive last-minute buying. Toyota up 20% and Mazda up 13% in the US in July
On August 1, Japan’s four major automakers reported their U.S. new car sales for July, and all of…
A system to support the growing number of elderly people without relatives, including those hospitalized, in care facilities, and post-death procedures, to be established as early as fiscal 2027.
Japan’s Health and Welfare Ministry plans to start a new support system for elderly people living alone with…
NPA: Fraud cases at record for first half of 2025; NPA is urging people to ‘be careful, as police officers would never demand money or ask victims to strip naked’
NPA: Fraud cases at record for first half of 2025; NPA is urging people to ‘be careful, as…
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