A newly released survey by news app operator SmartNews shows that 18% of people in Japan consciously avoid news sometimes or often. When asked why they avoid news, 60.8% said it makes them feel depressed and sick. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/society/news-avoidance-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #newspapers #media #apps

The Children and Families Agency held the first meeting aimed at introducing a system to check whether people holding or seeking jobs that involve contact with children have records of sex crimes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/politics/sex-crime-check-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #children #sexcrimes #jobs

The education ministry is considering limiting financial support it provides to doctoral students so that funding to assist with living expenses is only made available to Japanese nationals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/society/japan-doctoral-students-support-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #education #universities

A surge in metal thefts across Japan has prompted the National Police Agency to draft stricter identification rules for secondhand metal dealers in order to prevent the resale of stolen goods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/crime-legal/dealers-air-conditioners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #theft #metals#airconditioners #npa #japanesepolice

Asia is becoming a magnet for the migration of millionaires and billionaires around the world, with Japan expected to see 600 wealthy individuals moving to the country — many from China — according to a new report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/japan-migration-millionaires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #japan #china #asia #wealth #migration

Next month’s Upper House election will be held during a three-day holiday for the first time ever, prompting questions about whether the choice of date was politically motivated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/politics/election-date-holiday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #dpp

The recent U.S. attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran have put Japan in a dilemma over how to balance its principle of upholding the rule of law and its alliance with the United States amid the Iran-Israel conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/politics/japan-dilemma-over-us-attacks-iran/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #iran #israel #shigeruishiba

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has changed the schedule for restarting reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, sources said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/tepco-change-plan-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearenergy #tepco #restarts #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa