Teacher Tells Female Student ‘Are You Okay Staying This Ugly?’ — 26-Year-Old Homeroom Teacher Penalized with One-Month Pay Cut
The Osaka Prefectural Board of Education announced on August 1 that a 26-year-old male teacher at a prefectural…
More than 1,000 people stand in front of Shinjuku Station to say “NO” to a society where misinformation and discrimination are rampant
In response to rising discriminatory rhetoric toward foreigners and people with overseas roots during Japan’s July Upper House…
Japanese woman injured in subway station attack in China
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Hankyu to decrease the number of low air conditioned car from 2 cars to 1 car starting August 4th.
On August 1, Hankyu Railway announced a trial change to the placement of its mild air-conditioning cars (weakly…
TDB Report: Guard Company Bankruptcies Doubled in H1 2025 — Record Pace Likely to Continue
Summary In the first half of 2025 (January–June), the number of bankruptcies in Japan’s security services industry reached…
The shortage of matcha becomes serious due to the global boom. ITO EN raises the price by up to double to 4,536 yen. Supply and demand balance is an issue due to the aging population and shrinking cultivation area.
Matcha is booming not just in Japan but around the world—so much so that it’s now in short…
JA Zenchu Chairman Yamano announces resignation next March to take responsibility for 20 billion yen system development failure
Toru Yamano, chairman of JA Zenchu—the central organization for Japan’s agricultural cooperatives—has announced he will step down in…
Liberal Democratic Party Chief Advisor Taro Aso says at a faction meeting, “We have to put in place a system that can win the House of Representatives election.'”
On August 1, Taro Aso, senior advisor to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said at an Aso faction…
15% reciprocal tariff, not inferior to the EU and South Korea, avoidance of 25% will be a huge blow to the economy, and support is urgently needed
Will need to go to the library to read the complete article. The Trump administration is raising tariffs…
The government approves JR East’s price increase application averaging 7.1%, first major fare revision since privatization
On August 1, JR East announced that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism approved its request…
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A 73-year-old woman was attacked by a bear and found unconscious, bleeding and lying on the ground. She may have encountered a bear while throwing away her garbage. Security camera footage shows her being attacked by the animal [Akita pref]
On the night of July 31, a 73-year-old woman was attacked by a bear on the grounds of…
A car driving the wrong way and forcing its way through. An electric wheel chair riding in the middle of the road
In Kurashiki City, Okayama, around dusk, a driver waiting at a red light witnessed a shocking scene —…