Random #Japan street view taken in July 2024, near Hirakata in Osaka prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=34.8267054,135.695984

Random #Japan street view taken in April 2024, near Seto in Aichi prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=35.2470576,137.1700795

Random #Japan street view taken in March 2025, near Myodo District in Tokushima prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=34.0179969,134.4859318

⚠️🇪🇺'50 days is a very long time' — EU welcomes new US action on Ukraine, hesitant on timeline, Kallas says (more) https://kyivindependent.com/eu-welcomes-new-us-action-on-ukraine-is-hesitant-on-timeline-kallas-says/#Ukraine#NukesForUkraine #Germany#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

⚡️🇵🇱Poland downgrades diplomatic relations with Hungary (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4016187-poland-downgrades-diplomatic-relations-with-hungary.html#Ukraine #Poland#NukesForUkraine #Germany#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion#russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance said Thursday that it will sell to local governments a policy to cover property damage caused by bullets fired during wild bear extermination. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/insurer-policy-linked-bear-culling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #animals #insurance

Random #Japan street view taken in May 2023, near Funai District in Kyoto prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=35.1749888,135.3600042

Random #Japan street view taken in May 2023, near Tsukuba in Ibaraki prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=36.1867784,140.0845698

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s aggressive tactics to lower the price of rice has left many farming communities feeling frustrated and abandoned — and that discontent may be reflected in Sunday’s vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/yamagata-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #yamagata #ldp #sanseito #cdp #dpp #jcp #2025upperhouseelection #rice #agriculture

Rising political party Sanseito is the third-most popular pick among voters ahead of Sunday's election for the Upper House, a Jiji Press opinion poll for July showed Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/japan-opposition-sanseito-support-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #surveys #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ldp #dpp

Random #Japan street view taken in January 2023, near Toyohashi in Aichi prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=34.6934681,137.431087

The leader of Japan’s largest opposition party has criticized the concept of “Japanese First” policy — advocated by small, right-wing party Sanseito — saying foreign residents are critical to maintaining Japan’s economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/cdp-noda-foreigners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihikonoda #cdp #sanseito #foreignworkers #expats #2025upperhouseelection

Highlight videos are playing a major role in the upcoming Upper House election, with social media increasingly impacting election results amid the growing popularity of YouTube and other video-sharing sites. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/highlight-videos-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #socialmedia #youtube #shinjiishimaru

Random #Japan street view taken in May 2023, near Tōno City in Iwate prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=39.3156275,141.4084812

Komeito says it will ease living costs, build a resilient economy, reject xenophobia, guard Japan from Trump’s tariffs and promote peace and constitutional principles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/17/japan/komeito-2025-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #tetsuosaito #komeito #ldp #2025upperhouseelection

The LDP says Sunday’s Upper House election is a crucial one that will determine the future course of the nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/17/japan/ldp-election-statement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #liberaldemocraticparty

Nuclear deterrence "cannot save humanity," a senior member of a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors said in a video speech at a meeting of scientists in Chicago on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/hidankyo-nuke-weapons-us-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nihonhidankyo #masakowada

Female candidates in the Upper House election face many forms of harassment from voters and supporters — from stalking and death threats to uncomfortably long handshakes and hugs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/female-candidates-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #mayuushida #dpp #shioriyamao #saya #women039sissues