Random #Japan street view taken in October 2024, near Sannohe District in Aomori prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=40.2935777,141.0782005
A bear roaming the runway forced a Japanese airport to cancel flights on Thursday and declare itself off-limits to passengers for the day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/bear-roaming-runway-halts-airport/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #animals #airports
A Japanese climber has died on Huascaran, the highest peak of Peru, a group to which she belongs said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/japanese-climber-peru-mountain-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mountains #peru #huascaran
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
Random #Japan street view taken in August 2021, near Noshiro in Akita prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=40.1288785,140.188782
Random #Japan street view taken in May 2023, near Nishiokitama District in Yamagata prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=38.114815,139.7473075
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
Random #Japan street view taken in May 2023, near Chichibu in Saitama prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=36.0233464,139.1472282
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
Random #Japan street view taken in April 2023, near Yasugi in Shimane prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=35.2399582,133.1168367
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
Random #Japan street view taken in February 2025, near Okayama in Okayama prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=34.6386338,133.893998
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
Random #Japan street view taken in August 2023, near Tome in Miyagi prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=38.5824624,141.2510043
Random #Japan street view taken in September 2024, near Chita District in Aichi prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=34.786179,136.9084777
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
Random #Japan street view taken in March 2024, near Fuji in Shizuoka prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=35.1787873,138.6489974
The number of mental illness cases recognized as being work-related in Japan reached 1,055 in fiscal 2024, exceeding 1,000 for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/science-health/work-mental-illness-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #powerharassment #health #mentalhealth #customerharassment