With its policies of focusing on helping Japan's working generations, many younger voters are turning to the Democratic Party for the People as an alternative to the traditionalist Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/upper-house-election-tokyo-district/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #yuichirotamaki #kazuyashimba #dpp #sanseito #ldp #2025upperhouseelection #cdp #jcp #komeito
How did your favorite bar perform on this year’s list? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/17/food-drink/2025-asias-50-best-bars-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #drinking #alcohol #bars #awards #asias50bestbars #tokyo
To celebrate its centennial, the Japan Sumo Association is putting on an event featuring ultrarare performances that sumo fans won't want to miss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/sumo/japan-sumo-association-100-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #japansumoassociation #tokyo
Tokyobike founder Ichiro Kanai is working on building a lifestyle for customers that revolves around slow bike rides through compelling cities such as Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/15/lifestyle/tokyobike-lifestyle-bicycles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #tokyo #tokyobike #ichirokanai
Tokyo’s skyline keeps evolving, but the country’s drab, outdated government district, long hours, low pay and poor work conditions are driving young bureaucratic talent away just when it needs them most. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/11/japan/tokyos-drab-skyline-stuck-past/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #tokyo #kasumigaseki #nagatacho
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for two of the milestone exhibitions, including hand-colored photos from early 19th-century Japan and Gerhard Richter’s overpainted photographs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/11/art/tokyo-photography-museum-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #tokyophotographicartmuseum#nobuyoshiaraki #luigighirri #photography #exhibitions #tokyo
A Yokohama court has sentenced two men to jail over their roles in a high-profile case involving the killing of a 46-year-old man whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in the Tama River. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/crime-legal/suitcase-murder-case-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tamariver #tokyo #suitcases
Tokyo was hit by a torrential downpour during rush hour on Thursday, with cars getting stuck and the JMA warning of floods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/tokyo-heavy-rain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #weather #floods
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 34-year-old male Jiji Press employee on suspicion of theft, sources said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/crime-legal/jiji-employee-theft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #theft #media #jijipress #tokyo
As the nation's tourism boom continues, a delivery service that transports traveler's luggage from train station lockers to hotels is expanding in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/06/locker-to-hotel-luggage-delivery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #jrwest #osakametro #osaka #tourism #tokyo #jreast #tokyometro
As “dark sky” experiences — or “noctourism” — gain traction among travelers in no small part due to climate change, cities such as Tokyo are increasingly positioning themselves to capitalize on the new trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/society/tokyo-noctourism-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #tokyo #kyoto #tourism #nightlife
The suspect of a fatal stabbing at a Tokyo law firm has admitted to holding a grudge against the victim, who was his coworker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/japan/crime-legal/ikebukuro-stabbing-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #ikebukuro #stabbings #japanesepolice #tokyo
Prices of land facing major roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.7% from a year before on average, up for the fourth consecutive year, the National Tax Agency said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/roadside-land-value/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #ginza #ishikawa #tourism #earthquakes
Police arrested the owner of a Kabukicho girls bar on the day a newly revised law on sex-related businesses went into effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/crime-legal/kabukicho-girls-bar-owner-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo #bars
Inflation in Tokyo slowed for the first time in four months as energy price gains eased and the municipal government waived some water charges ahead of an upcoming election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/27/economy/tokyo-june-inflation-eases/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #cpi #tokyo #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
Tokyo police have arrested a Nepalese man and his father for allegedly pretending online to be baseball star Shohei Ohtani and swindling an elderly woman out of ¥1 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/crime-legal/fraudster-posing-as-ohtani-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fraud #facebook #line #japanesepolice #tokyo
In a first, Tokyo's Shibuya Ward will introduce regulations on street kart rental operators beginning July 1 as they have drawn complaints from locals over issues such as noise, unpleasant smells and unsafe driving. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/shibuya-go-karts-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shibuya #tokyo #gokarts #driving #tourism
The Liberal Democratic Party’s poor performance in Sunday’s Tokyo assembly election raises concerns within Japan’s biggest party as it heads into the Upper House election expected next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/politics/tokyo-assembly-election-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanseito #dpp #tokyometropolitanassembly #tokyo #2025tokyometropolitanassemblyelection #2025upperhouseelection