A Bank of Japan quarterly survey for December 2025 has shown that consumer sentiment rose for two straight quarters while views on living conditions deteriorated for the first time in two quarters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/economy/consumer-sentiment-boj-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #surveys #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators
U.S. immigration agents now remind many Americans of the Gestapo — and not just the left-wing activists who have taken to the streets to protest violent raids commanded by President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/world/crime-legal/americans-reject-immigration-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #uspolice #police #immigration #ice #donaldtrump #surveys
Over 60% of respondents in Japan believe the country should not possess nuclear weapons, a poll has found, following recent comments from a senior government official who said Japan should have them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/nuclear-weapons-opposition-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons
The approval rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet increased 1.1 percentage points from the previous month to 61% in January, a poll has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/politics/takaichi-cabinet-poll-january/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #surveys #cabinet #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations
The health ministry has released for the first time five-year survival rates for new cancer patients by cancer type that are based on data from Japan’s national registry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/japan/japan-5-year-cancer-survival-rates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #cancer #surveys #mhlw #health
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan surpassed 10,000 for the second year in a row in 2025 as smaller businesses were hard hit by soaring labor costs and surging prices, a credit research firm has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/companies/corporate-bankruptcies-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #surveys #bankruptcy #wages
The Japanese public now sees China’s growing military power as the country’s leading security concern, overtaking the threat posed by North Korean nuclear missiles, according to a government survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/politics/china-worries-government-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #surveys #taiwan
Nearly 60% of people in Japan do not know how to properly dispose of mobile batteries, while fires involving batteries are on the rise, a survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/mobile-battery-disposal-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #batteries #surveys
The education ministry revised the calculation method for Japan’s university entry rate, after it was learned that the initial rate didn’t reflect graduates from schools for those with disabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/japan/university-entry-rate-correction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #education #children #disability #specialeducation #universities #mext #surveys
This year’s winter bonuses at large companies in Japan averaged ¥1,004,841, topping ¥1 million for the first time since comparable data became available in 1981, a survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/25/companies/japan-big-firms-winter-bonus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #wages #japaneseeconomy #surveys #keidanren
Cases of abuse against people with disabilities in Japan reached a record high of 3,770 in fiscal 2024, the welfare ministry has said, citing an increase in consultations and reports to local governments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/disability-abuse-cases-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mhlw #disability #surveys
As prices keep rising, 98% of struggling families with children in Japan said they have been suffering economic hardship since the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey by nonprofit organization Kidsdoor shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/society/hardship-families-pandemic-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #covid19injapan #poverty #children #surveys #christmas #newyear
A total of 281 teachers and staff at kindergartens, public elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan were disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/sexual-misconduct-educators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mext #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools #children #sexcrimes #kindergartens #teachers #surveys
In a first, Tokyo has surpassed New York to come in second in the Global Power City Index, which ranks cities according to their ability to draw in people, enterprise and capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/japan/society/tokyo-global-power-index/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #cities #fukuoka #globalpowercityindex #japaneseeconomy #osaka #surveys #tokyo
A total of 49 cases of groundwater use by individuals or entities believed to be foreign have been identified across Japan as of October, a government survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/society/groundwater-use-foreigners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #water #localgovernment
Over 70% of workers in their 20s and 30s in Japan want to attend year-end parties with colleagues, a private-sector survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/young-workers-positive-parties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #bonenkai #food
About 70% of private universities based in the Chubu region say they do not intend to refund admission fees to students who decide not to attend after passing entrance exams for the 2026 academic year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/japan/private-university-admission-refunds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #education #universities #mext #surveys #students
Runners-up included the characters for “rice” and “tall” or “expensive,” with voters citing a rising cost of living. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/society/kanji-of-the-year-bears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #kanji #nihongo #language #kiyomizutemple #kyoto #surveys
More Japanese municipalities now have ordinances in place for measures to support victims of crime in their jurisdiction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/crime-legal/municipalities-crime-victims-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #surveys #localgovernment #japanesepolice #nationalpoliceagency
The number of community cafeterias that provide free or low-cost meals mainly to children in need in Japan has reached a record 12,601 this fiscal year, according to a nonprofit organization's survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/kodomo-shokudo-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #food #poverty #socialwelfare #children #surveys