Japanese citizens in China remain concerned about their safety a year after a 10-year-old boy was stabbed to death on his way to a Japanese school in Shenzhen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/society/china-japanese-boy-stabbing-one-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #stabbings #shenzhen

Elite schooling remains the surest route to the top of British society despite increasing corporate efforts to hire from more diverse backgrounds, according to a new report on social mobility in the U.K. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/world/society/britain-social-mobility-private-schools/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #uk #education #jobs #schools

More than 90% of disadvantaged households in Japan are struggling to put food on the table for their children, according to a recent survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/society/japan-financially-strained-households/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #ngo #poverty #hunger #children #inflation #savethechildrenjapan

India's online gamblers may turn to measures such as virtual private networks and proxy credit cards for placing a bets in the wake of a gambling ban in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/society/india-gaming-illegal-sites-gambling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #india #gambling #apps

Hong Kong vetoing a bill that would have allowed limited legal rights for same-sex couples shows how the city lags internationally on human rights, one couple says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/society/hong-kong-same-sex-rights-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #hongkong #lgbtq #china

A Chinese man crossed dangerous jungles to enter the United States, in a failed bid for asylum. After being deported home in 2023, he faced a choice: stay or try to leave again? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/society/china-us-deportation-freedom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #china #us #immigration #surveillance

The estimated number of people aged 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, falling by 50,000 from a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/society/japans-elderly-population/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #agedadults #olderadults #population

As the population of Spain's rural regions continues to fall, raising fears that smaller towns and villages may eventually vanish, public and private actors are experimenting with ways to reverse the demographic decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/world/society/spain-rural-regions-revitalize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #spain #depopulation #tourism #rurallife #cities

A total of 65 children died from abuse in Japan in fiscal 2023, down by seven from the preceding year, according to the Children and Families Agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/society/child-abuse-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #childabuse

A new generation in Sept. 11 families, one with no memory of the attacks, is increasingly shouldering the responsibility to never forget. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/world/society/new-911-generation-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #us #911 #terrorism #children

Data from the Russian prison service and Ukraine's intelligence services suggest that Russia has recruited 120,000-180,000 convicts to fight in Ukraine since 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/world/society/russia-criminals-ukraine-war-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #vladimirputin

Tokyo fans can now ride the “Oh! Ed!” train — an immersive Ed Sheeran subway takeover for his new album “Play.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/society/oedo-line-ed-sheeran-collaboration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #oedoline #edsheeran

Nepal has said it would block access to several social media platforms, including Facebook, after they failed to register with authorities in a crackdown on misuse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/asia-pacific/society/nepal-social-media-block/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #nepal #facebook #socialmedia

Seven months into his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump's signature issue of immigration is still helping buoy his overall sinking approval ratings, making up for a downturn in support for his economic policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/world/society/trump-voters-immigration-method-worry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #us #donaldtrump #republicans #immigration

As the school year begins in Ukraine, children in Kharkiv, a frequent target of Russian attacks, are attending schools set up underground. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/world/society/ukraine-children-school-underground/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy #schools

A decade ago, as Germany was grappling with an influx of migrants, the small town of Altena volunteered to take in extra to reverse years of population and economic decline. Only around half have stayed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/world/society/germany-town-migration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #germany #migration #afd #refugees #iraq

What happens to lost and found items in Tokyo? Metropolitan police give them a new lease of life by channeling them to secondhand goods stores and the export market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/society/police-lost-found-items/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #japanesepolice #tokyo #auctions #secondhand

South Korea’s trainee doctors have begun returning to hospitals, ending an unprecedented 18-month walkout that had left operating rooms short-staffed, procedures postponed and patient backlogs growing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/asia-pacific/society/south-korean-doctors-end-walkout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #southkorea #doctors

Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation has urged the public to be careful when using gas canisters and portable generators, following a number of accidents — some of them deadly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/japan/society/gas-canister-safety-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #nite #gas

Japan experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with temperatures across the country being more than 2.36 degrees Celsius higher, on average, in August alone and the heat expected to extend into this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/japan/society/extreme-weather/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #climatechange #environment #meteorologicalagency #heatwaves