4 die, 26 injured in heavy snow in Japan
4 die, 26 injured in heavy snow in Japan by Such-Table-1676
HS student to Takaichi: “I’ve been seeing a lot of buzz on SNS lately with messages like ‘If you want to support Prime Minister Takaichi, vote for another party’ [Sanseito]—is that really the right thing to do?” Takaichi: “What in the hell? If you vote for another party, I won’t be PM anymore.”
HS student to Takaichi: “I’ve been seeing a lot of buzz on SNS lately with messages like ‘If…
The far right Sanseito has launched a new English-language slogan to replace “Japanese first”: “I am Japan”
The far right Sanseito has launched a new English-language slogan to replace “Japanese first”: “I am Japan” by…
Defense minister Koizumi on Centrist party: “they can’t even reach a unified view on the Futenma base relocation or move to Henoko. If such a party gained a majority that would mean stepping into the entrance of chaos”
Defense minister Koizumi on Centrist party: “they can’t even reach a unified view on the Futenma base relocation…
U.S. military employee convicted of assaulting ex-wife, including strangulation. The case involved unpaid child support payments that were difficult to collect due to the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement.
U.S. military employee convicted of assaulting ex-wife, including strangulation. The case involved unpaid child support payments that were…
Over 1,200 candidates to run in Japan’s Lower House election
A total of 1,098 candidates are planning to run in single-seat constituencies. They consist of 285 candidates from…
Japan’s Prudential Life to repay customers affected by staff misconduct
He said the company will fully compensate for the losses confirmed by the panel if staff members were…
Japanese govt. to accept more foreign workers
The Japanese government has decided to accept up to around 1.23 million foreign workers by March 2029 under…
Japan civic group asks election council to tackle hate speech during lower house race
The petition was submitted Jan. 20 by the Kawasaki citizens' network fighting hate speech. … It warned that…
Chronology of major events leading up to Japan lower house election
Chronology of major events leading up to Japan lower house election by MagazineKey4532
Japan gov’t urges social media firms to swiftly remove false election info
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry made the request under the information distribution platform law that went into…
‘Gray divorces’ increasing in Japan; marriage dissolution filings peak in Dec.-March
Divorce motivations differ between spouses. Among marital cases filed by wives, the most common reason was "incompatibility in…