More than half of needy pregnant women and new mothers in Japan said that they have no savings, a survey by Save the Children Japan showed on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/pregnant-women-savings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #poverty #pregnancy

The University of Tokyo has reached its highest place yet in the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings at 26th, the only Japanese university to crack the top 50. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/university-of-tokyo-top-50-global-universities-ranking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #universityoftokyo #universities #education #surveys

About 80% of households in Japan have felt the impact of rising prices on their family budgets, a recent survey shows, with 91.3% of those households saying hikes have impacted food expenses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/society/japan-inflation-hit-family-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #inflation #sumitomolifeinsurance

The number of corporate bankruptcies involving liabilities of ¥10 million or more in Japan in the April-September period has hit the highest level in 12 years, according to Tokyo Shoko Research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/corporate-bankrupticies-high-level/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #surveys #bankruptcy

Elementary and junior high school teachers in Japan still work the longest hours among their peers worldwide, according to an OECD report released Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/society/oecd-survey-japan-teachers-working-hours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #teachers #surveys #oecd #education #schools #ai

More than 100,000 people were sent to hospitals due to heatstroke in Japan between May 1 and Sunday, according to preliminary data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/science-health/japan-record-heat-stroke-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #heatstroke #heatwaves #health #surveys

As the country-wide census survey begins, officials warn of people impersonating census workers and asking for personal information. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/people-warned-of-census-related-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #population #surveys #fraud

Inflation concerns have topped a key Japan survey with a level of worry not seen since just after the 1973 oil shock. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/economy/japan-cost-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tokyo #japaneseeconomy #inflation #food #economicindicators #cabinetoffice #surveys

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi has the lead in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race when it comes to support from fellow lawmakers in the party, a survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/koizumi-leads-in-support-from-ldp-lawmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #surveys

Over 90% of scholarship recipients in Japan are in financial strain due to inflation, a nonprofit organization survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/japan/scholarship-inflation-struggle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #education #inflation #surveys #food #jobs

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 44, is best suited to be the next president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, according to an opinion poll by Jiji Press released Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/politics/jiji-poll-koizumi-most-favored-for-ldp-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #ldp #surveys

Kansai Electric Power says that it will complete a geological survey to build a safer next-generation nuclear reactor in Fukui Prefecture around 2030. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/kansai-electric-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kepco #nuclearenergy #earthquakes #fukui #surveys

A total of 58 information systems at 12 Japanese government institutions have been found vulnerable to cyberattacks, a survey according to the Board of Audit of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/japan-agencies-cyberattacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #cybersecurity #surveys #hacking

The share of women in managerial positions at Japanese companies hit a record this year, but was still far short of the government's target — apparently because of difficulty balancing home and work, a survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/24/companies/women-managerial-positions-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #surveys #women039sissues #jobs

U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating held at 40% in recent weeks, matching the lowest level of his current term, amid weak ratings from Hispanic voters, according to a recent poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/world/politics/trump-approval-rates-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #surveys

When did World War II end? A recent survey has found that 1 in 4 Japanese don’t know. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/wwii-anniversary-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #surveys

The public approval rate for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet has increased month on month in August to 27.3%, an opinion poll shows, while the disapproval rate fell to 49.6%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/politics/ishiba-cabinet-support-up-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shiberuishiba #ldp #surveys #2025upperhouseelection

Being home to more foreign residents is good for Japan, economists say, but more support is needed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/foreign-residents-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #expats #foreignworkers #surveys

A total of 195 major Japanese food and beverage makers will raise the prices of 1,010 items in August, research firm Teikoku Databank said in a survey report on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/31/economy/food-price-rise-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #food #surveys

U.S. views are split over the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II, a recent opinion poll shows, with just over a third saying they believed the bombings were "justified." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/society/us-citizens-survey-on-wwii-atomic-bombings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #usjapanrelations