The Nara District Court is set to rule on Tetsuya Yamagami, the man standing trial for the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, bringing the high-profile case to an end. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/crime-legal/japan-yamagami-trial-ruling-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabe #japanesecourts #nara #guns
This is real: 7 hours ago, Trump shared a fake image of himself talking to world leaders in front of a map of a new USA stretching from Greenland through Canada to Venezuela.
(Likely created with a photo editing tool)
Thanks for making me aware @thierry_van_kerm.
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‘This is sell America’ — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets
Kick their asses
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/sell-america-trade-dollar-treasury-gold-us-trump-greenland.html
#greenland #canada #europe #eu #japan #china #denmark #france #germany #uk
Candidates in Hokkaido for the snap election set for Feb. 8 will have to brave subfreezing temperatures to campaign, while a snowstorm on election day could mean a low voter turnout. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/politics/snow-election-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hokkaido #sapporo #2026lowerhouseelection
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election to seek a popular mandate for her leadership, but faces major challenges from opposition turnout machines and possible weak coordination within her own coalition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/20/japan/takaichi-election-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #komeito #jip #cdp
In calling a snap election merely three months into her tenure, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is making it personal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/politics/takaichi-presser-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #cra
Police have arrested 30-year-old Kabuki actor Nakamura Tsurumatsu on suspicion of breaking a Tokyo restaurant's door by kicking it on Sunday, people familiar with the matter said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/crime-legal/kabuki-actor-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #nakamuratsurumatsu #japanesepolice #kabuki
dch :flantifa: :flan_hacker:
boosted
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The Sea of Japan side of Honshu is likely to be hit by heavy snowfall, while Hokkaido and parts of Japan’s Pacific coast could also be affected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/science-health/snow-sea-japan-honshu-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #hokkaido #snow #tohoku #honshu #chugoku #hokuriku #niigata
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has met with Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977. In the meeting, Sakie said she hopes there will be some progress this year on the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/politics/megumi-yokota-mother-kihara-abduction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sakieyokota #megumiyokota #minorukihara #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations
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Reigning champion Italy will face a home tie against Japan in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in April as it begins its quest for a hat trick of titles in the women's team competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/20/tennis/italy-japan-billie-jean-king/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #billiejeankingcup #italy #japan
A court has given a man a suspended sentence for transporting a then-high school student to Myanmar last year to have him engage in fraud despite knowing that the boy had been kidnapped. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/crime-legal/student-myanmar-sentence-court/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #miyagi #japanesecourts #myanmar #highschools #fraud #kidnappings
Japan saw a record 40 million tourists visit last year, new figures have shown, as simmering tensions with China fail to put a damper on the numbers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/japan-foreign-visitor-number-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #mlit #yasushikaneko
The two remaining giant pandas in Japan, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, are to leave for China on Jan. 27, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/pandas-china-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo #animals #zoos #uenozoo
From the United States’ reverse-engineering of Iranian drones to Japan’s building of a drone “shield,” the tech is becoming increasingly crucial, especially as China’s military modernization continues unabated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/us-japan-drones-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #us #usmilitary #defense #sdf #defenseministry #drones #pla
Albert Einstein visited Hiroshima more than 20 years before the atomic bombing — a journey that would later weigh on him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/history/einstein-hiroshima-history-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hiroshima #alberteinstein #miyajima #history
The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) — a new party formed by the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito — announced its basic policies and party platform on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/cra-policies-security-energy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #2026lowerhouseelection #komeito #cdp #junazumi #tetsuosaito #henoko #futenma #okinawa #sanaetakaichi #sanseito
Japan’s government has asked prefectures to lead efforts to secure hotels as shelters during large-scale disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/japan-hotel-use-as-shelters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hotels #localgovernment #disasterpreparedness #earthquakes
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) plans to postpone the restart, scheduled for Tuesday, of the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/japan-kashiwazaki-nuclear-power-plant-restart-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy