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