Japan is arming a warship with US missiles that can hit targets up to 1,000 miles away as Pacific arms race heats up
Japan is arming a warship with US missiles that can hit targets up to 1,000 miles away as…
Japan govt. against releasing full video of woman who died at immigration center
Wishma Sandamali died at the facility run by the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau in 2021 after complaining…
Tokyo sex industry worker arrested for saying she needed tuition money, spending it on hosts
Tokyo sex industry worker arrested for saying she needed tuition money, spending it on hosts by kenmlin
Case of teacher trainee told by a teacher “It’s because of people like you that we have so many useless teachers” settled (Chiba Prefecture)
TL;DR On Sept 25, Chiba prefectural board of education disclosed the settlement plan with a 27 year old…
Japanese and South Korean men arrested for lending money at illegally high interest to women frequenting Kabukicho host clubs
TL;DR Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a Japanese man (30) and a South Korean man (52) on suspicion…
Young people keep breaking into abandoned “Haunted” hotel with neighbors reporting noise and littering
Here's an article about some obnoxious Japanese. TL;DR Abandoned hotel in Tōgane, Chiba Prefecture, referred to as "Hotel…
Tokyo takes the top spot in ‘world’s coolest’ neighborhood rankings (with London and Chicago close behind)
Topping the 2025 rankings is a corner of Tokyo that Time Out calls a “bibliophile nirvana.” Jimbōchō is…
JA Fukui’s rice sales have dropped to half of last year’s level.
JA Fukui’s sales of rice have dropped to about half of last year’s levels. JA Fukui Prefecture official…
A Korean man falls 80 m and died in Japanese Northern Alps
First note that there are more Japanese dying at Japanese Northern Alps than there are foreigners. Posting the…
Kyoto JA chairman appeals ruling by National Tax Agency, accusing of failing to declare 300 million yen
On Sept 28, Yasuhiro Nakagawa (74), chairman of JA Group Kyoto, held a press conference to say he…
Majority of Japan’s ruling LDP’s local chapters back tighter foreigner land purchase rules
Majority of Japan’s ruling LDP’s local chapters back tighter foreigner land purchase rules by MagazineKey4532
How will our daily lives in Japan be affected by price hikes, min. wage updates from Oct.?
TL;DR Elderly care: Co-payment for 75+ rises to full 20%. Food & drinks: 500ml beverages 200 yen+; 3,000+…