A new study that combines results from two major neutrino experiments in Japan and the United States is now offering some of the best information to date about these ghostly particles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/world/science-health/us-japan-researchers-neutrinos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #us #gifu #space
For three decades, Mako Nishimura was one of Japan's few female yakuza. These days, she helps other retired gangsters reintegrate into society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/society/yakuza-woman-redemption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #yakuza #gangs #japanesepolice #gifu #drugs
An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a supermarket in central Japan, injuring two men and frightening shoppers, while separately a man was found dead in a suspected mauling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/bear-attack-in-supermarket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #iwate #gifu #gunma #supermarkets
A bear attacked has a Spanish tourist in a village popular with visitors, a local official has said, days after another mauling left one woman dead and another missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/bear-attack-tourist-shirakawago/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #animals #shirakawago #gifu #tourism
With its thatched roofs and picturesque surroundings, Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture ranked top in Asia and ninth worldwide in a list compiled and curated by Unforgettable Travel Company and Forbes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/gifu-shirakawago-ranked-most-beautiful-village-in-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shirakawago #gifu #tourism
A former mayor in Japan who resigned over 99 sexual harassment allegations has been elected as a town councilor, sparking anger and shock online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/japan/politics/gifu-mayor-harassment-councilor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hideokojima #gifu #sexualharassment
Saitama police have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of luring and abducting a high school girl, who was found dead in Aokigahara Jukai forest in Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/crime-legal/gifu-man-arrest-girl-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #yamanashi #saitama #gifu #aokigaharajukai