Central Japan Railway has said that the total construction costs for its planned superfast magnetically levitated shinkansen train line is expected to swell further to ¥11 trillion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/companies/maglev-shinkansen-double-cost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo
The Aichi Prefectural Police has arrested seven key figures of an organization that allegedly took over bank accounts to sell them to criminal groups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/japan/crime-legal/bank-account-brokers-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #aichi #fraud #phones #banks
Police have arrested a 38-year-old man in Aichi Prefecture on suspicion of swindling a food delivery service firm by making false claims that ordered food had not arrived to obtain refunds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/crime-legal/nagoya-food-order-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #aichi #nagoya #food #apps
Japan will consider whether to allow North Korean athletes to participate in next year's Asian Games in Nagoya after the North expressed its intention to take part, the Japanese government said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/18/more-sports/north-korea-asian-games-nagoya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #2026asiangames #nagoya #aichi
Japanese organizers admit public awareness of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya "needs to be higher" as they look to ramp up interest one year before the start of the sporting spectacular. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/18/more-sports/nagoya-asian-games-buzz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #2026asiangames #nagoya #aichi
The Japanese city of Toyoake will urge all smartphone users to limit their screen time to two hours a day under a proposed ordinance that carries no penalties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/society/japan-city-proposes-two-hour-daily-smartphone-limit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #smartphones #toyoake #aichi
Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested 29 extradited Japanese nationals on suspicion of involvement in phone scams conducted from a northeastern Cambodian town. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/crime-legal/aichi-fraud-cambodia-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #aichi #cambodia #fraud #japanesepolice
Growing concerns about heatstroke and aging pool facilities have driven many public junior high schools in Japan to abolish swimming lessons and turn to classroom lectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/japan-school-swimming-lessons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #children #education #aichi #water
Police arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of murdering a 19-year-old woman, whose body was found in her apartment in the city of Toyoda, Aichi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-fatal-stabbing-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #aichi #japanesepolice
Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested two elementary school teachers for allegedly taking "upskirt" photos of children and sharing them through a private social media group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/crime-legal/teachers-arrest-photos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #juniorhighschools #elementaryschools #children #aichi #socialmedia