The proportion of men who used nail salons in Japan in the past year increased to 4.5% in 2025, from 2.8% in 2021, according to a survey by Hot Pepper Beauty Academy, a beauty industry research firm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/society/men-nail-salons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #men039sissues #beautyservices

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#Japan warns of 3-metre high #tsunami after magnitude 7.6 #earthquake -Reuters

Dec 8, 2025 9:48 AM EST

#TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A tsunami as high as three metres (10 feet) could hit Japan's northeastern coast after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 occurred offshore on Monday, JMA said

The tsunami warning was issued for the prefectures of #Hokkaido , #Aomori and #Iwate , after the quake jolted a large part of Japan's north & east at 11:15 PM (1415 GMT)

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-warns-3-metre-high-tsunami-after-magnitude-72-earthquake-2025-12-08/

The U.S. has for the first time criticized the Chinese military’s use of radar on Japanese fighter jets last week, as Tokyo refuted Beijing’s claims it had given sufficient advance notice of military drills near Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/politics/china-radar-lock-on-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #defense #pla #shinjirokoizumi #defenseministry #donaldtrump #us #taiwan #sanaetakaichi

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has introduced an artificial intelligence tool that automatically gathers and analyzes social media posts that appear to offer "dark" part-time jobs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-police-ai-use/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #ai #socialmedia #jobs

The proportion of men who used nail salons in Japan in the past year increased to 4.5% in 2025, from 2.8% in 2021, according to a survey by Hot Pepper Beauty Academy, a beauty industry research firm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/society/men-nail-salons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #men039sissues #beautyservices

A year after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Nihon Hidankyo's 93-year-old co-chair continues working hard to move public opinion toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/hidankyo-co-chair-determined/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nihonhidankyo #terumitanaka #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nobelprize

In the final stages of World War II, as Japan braced for desperate fighting on its main islands and prepared to mobilize civilians for combat, a laboratory manufactured weapons for guerrilla warfare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/guerrilla-weapons-display/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #kawasaki #kanagawa #chemicalweapons #biologicalweapons #museums

Japanese researcher Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, has voiced hope to develop effective cancer immunotherapy using regulatory T cells he discovered. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/nobel-winner-shimon-sakaguchi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shimonsakaguchi #nobelprize #cancer #medicine

Japan scrambled fighter jets late Tuesday after Chinese and Russian military aircraft conducted joint patrols near the country, just days after Chinese jets locked their radar on Japanese aircraft amid rising tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/china-russia-joint-air-patrol/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #pla #russia #sdf #defense #defenseministry

Japan's new cyber chief has warned that the country lags behind the U.S. and Europe in cybersecurity and improvements are needed across the corporate sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/japan-cyber-chief/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #askul #asahi #hacking #corporategovernance #personalinformation #privacy #cybersecurity

Tomihiro Tanaka, Japan head of the Unification Church, resigned from his post on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/unification-church-japan-head-resign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #unificationchurch #shinzoabeassassination #japanesecourts

Two Democrats in the U.S. Congress have urged U.S. President Donald Trump to support Japan in the face of China's escalating economic and military coercion against the U.S. ally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/politics/us-lawmakers-support-japan-spat-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #donaldtrump

Amid growing tensions between Tokyo and Beijing, the head of the Japan Association of Travel Agents stresses the need for Japan to cut its reliance on travel demand from one specific country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/jata-reliance-china-visitors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #jata #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #hiroyukitakahashi

A Japanese-French same-sex couple married in France is asking a Japanese family court to recognize their marriage, saying Japan’s ban is preventing them from starting a family in France. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/same-sex-french-couple/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesecourts #samesexmarriage #coralieprosper #reiwatanabeprosper #lgbtq

Many parts of eastern Japan experienced unusually long and slow shakes after Aomori Prefecture was hit by a strong earthquake. Here's what you need to know about “long-period ground motion.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/science-health/japan-quake-long-period-ground-motion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #geology #ishikawa

Japan plans to create a ministerial post for intelligence-related matters as it works to enhance its ability to collect and analyze domestic and foreign information, government officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/politics/intelligence-ministerial-post/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #intelligence #defense #cabinet

What you need to know about the government's "subsequent quake advisory" following Monday night's earthquake off the coast of Aomori Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/science-health/japan-aomori-hokkaido-quake-alert-mechanism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #geology #aomori #hokkaido #meteorologicalagency

China’s foreign minister has told his German counterpart that Japan is threatening his country militarily after Tokyo said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/politics/china-blame-japan-germany/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #germany #chinajapanrelations #defense #taiwan

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