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The Liberal Democratic Party plans to add ¥20,000 to child allowances as part of a comprehensive economic package to be compiled by the government, LDP policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/ldp-child-allowances/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ldp #children
Okinawa Prefectural Police have sent papers on a U.S. Navy member in his 20s to prosecutors over an alleged nonconsensual indecent act against a Japanese minor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/crime-legal/us-navy-sex-crime-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #okinawa #usbases #japanesepolice #sexcrimes
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, on trial in connection with the 2022 killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, told a court she wants to keep her faith in the Unification Church, a controversial religious group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/crime-legal/yamagami-trial-mother/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabeassassination #guns
The constantly shifting nature of how human trafficking is conducted and whom it targets make it increasingly difficult for Japanese authorities to wipe it out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/crime-legal/human-trafficking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #childabuse #thailandjapanrelations #thailand #sexcrimes #children #humantrafficking
A massive fire in Oita has destroyed more than 170 structures and left one resident missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/oita-fire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #oita #sdf #firefighters
The governor of Niigata Prefecture, which is home to the world’s largest nuclear power plant, is set to give the approval this week for the plant’s restart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/niigata-governor-to-approve-nuclear-plant-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #tepco
China reimposed a ban on Japanese seafood imports Wednesday, reports said, as the diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan escalated and officials girded for a prolonged dispute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/politics/japan-china-relations-marine-products/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #trade #radioactivewater #fukushimano1
A woman in her 70s thought to have been killed by a bear in Akita Prefecture actually died of hypothermia, authorities say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/crime-legal/akita-kazuno-autopsy-bear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #akita #kazuno #bears #death #japanesepolice
The five-year survival rate for male and female patients in Japan who were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between 2012 and 2015 came to 10.7% and 10.2%, respectively. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/science-health/pancreatic-cancer-survival-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #cancer #health #surveys
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Chinese consulates regularly conduct gray-zone operations in the form of “pop-up” events at nondesignated diplomatic facilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/japan/chinas-gray-zone-activities-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #grayzoneoperations #diplomacy
Princess Aiko, on an official visit to Laos, paid a courtesy call on Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith at the presidential office in Vientiane on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/princess-aiko-laos-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko #laosjapanrelations #laos #imperialfamily
South Korea has informed Japan of its intention not to conduct a planned joint search-and-rescue drill this month, sources in Japan’s government and ruling coalition said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-drill-canceled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #defense #sdf
As of Oct. 25, the projected harvest of staple rice in Japan for 2025 stood at 7,468,000 tons, up 10% from the previous year, according to the agriculture ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/rice-harvest-rise-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #maff
A deaf student’s struggle in track events in which a starting pistol is used led to the birth of the “starting light.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/society/deaflympics-starting-light-developer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #deaflympics #disability #hearing #tokyo #sports
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October surged 17.6% from a year earlier to 3,896,300, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/foreign-visitors-october-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #china #southkorea #chinajapanrelations
The Children and Families Agency is planning a model project for the provision of after-school care for elementary school students at companies, aiming to reduce the length of waiting lists for care facilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/society/after-school-care-projects-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hitoshikikawada #children #babysitters