Kazuhiro Sugita, who was Japan's longest-serving deputy chief Cabinet secretary, with a tenure of eight years and nine months, has died at 84. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/society/japan-former-top-bureaucrat-sugita-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #kazuhirosugita #obituary #npa #shinzoabe
Japan to tighten rules on drone flights near key facilities https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/japan-drone-rules-tightened/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #npa #drones #japanesepolice
More than half of cases of sexual deepfakes targeting those under 18 and reported to Japanese police were created by classmates of the victims, National Police Agency data have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/crime-legal/half-deepfake-classmates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #ai #children #socialmedia #deepfakes #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools
Happy Birthday 🥳
Die Digitale Gesellschaft kämpft seit 15 Jahren erfolgreich für Digitale Grundrechte.
Ohne die @digiges_de gäbe es nicht jeden Monat den #npa
Ohne die @digiges hätten wir dieses Jahr nicht den #Fediday
@berlinfediday gestemmt ✨
Auch das Bündnis @offene_netzwerke wäre ohne @elektropunk nicht möglich gewesen. 🙏
Wenn ihr könnt bitte spendet, damit wir uns noch lange für eine bessere digitale Welt engagieren können:
🔗 https://digitalegesellschaft.de/weitermachen/
Bussis aus Wien zur @cbase 😗
The National Police Agency has determined that improper DNA analyses conducted by a former member of the Saga Prefectural Police have had no adverse impact on investigations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/crime-legal/police-dna-saga-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saga #sagaprefecturalpolice #japanesepolice #npa
Even with granular rules in place, driver’s license conversion is anything but straightforward — and Japan Times readers had plenty to say about it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/10/22/issues/drivers-license-conversion-horror-stories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #cars #driving #nationalpoliceagency #npa #japanesepolice
Digitale Souveränität - Big Tech oder Tech-Nationalismus?! In der Souveränitätsdebatte sind die beiden vorherrschenden Positionen, Big Techs "souveräne Lösungen" zu nehmen oder auf Tech-Nationalismus (made in EU) zu setzen. Im 150. #NPA der @digiges habe ich erklärt, warum mit beiden Ansätzen nur schlechte Mehrheiten zu gewinnen sind.
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https://fair.tube/w/8K6HkfGxCLkj8UbsUcd47n
Danke für die Einladung! Hier noch mal ein paar Kernpunkte im Mini-🧵
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The National Police Agency on Tuesday held the first meeting of an expert panel on measures against illegal drone flights, in light of the growing threat of drones being used for terrorism and other purposes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/crime-legal/police-drone-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #drones
The National Police Agency said that it will conduct a special inspection of the Saga Prefectural Police department after a former employee at its crime laboratory was found to have repeatedly falsified DNA analyses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/saga-police-probe-faulty-dna/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #npa #japanesepolice
Around 1 in 5 cyclists in Japan wear helmets when cycling, according to a survey by the National Police Agency in June, which shows a slight improvement from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/crime-legal/bicycle-helmets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice#trafficaccidents #cycling #npa
The National Police Agency's new cycling rulebook details 113 violations that will be subject to fines starting in April next year, including riding while looking at a smartphone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-releases-rulebook-for-cyclists-amid-strengthened-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice#trafficaccidents #npa
The amount of money swindled in special fraud cases in Japan from January to July was ¥72.21 billion, surpassing the amount for the whole of 2024, which had been the worst annual record, police data shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/crime-legal/special-fraud-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #npa #socialmedia #fraud
Puget Sound Anarchists: Dragged into Moonlight Part III: Even More on the NPA and its Contemporaries
https://pugetsoundanarchists.org/dragged-into-moonlight-part-iii/
submitted anonymouslythis is Part III of a multi-part series, click here for Part I, and here for Part II The Northwest Pioneer Association…
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Puget Sound Anarchists: Dragged into Moonlight Part II: More on the NPA and its Leader
https://pugetsoundanarchists.org/dragged-into-moonlight-part-ii/
submitted anonymouslythis is Part II of a series you can find Part I here Welcome back for Part II, below we have the…
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Fraud cases in which offenders pretend to be police officers and swindle targeted people out of money under the pretext of investigation are increasing sharply in Japan, data has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/crime-legal/fake-police-fraud-cases-surge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fraud #japanesepolice #npa
Puget Sound Anarchists: Dragged into Moonlight Part II: More on the NPA and its Leader
https://pugetsoundanarchists.org/dragged-into-moonlight-part-ii/
submitted anonymouslythis is Part II of a series you can find Part I here Welcome back for Part II, below we have the…
#Analysis #AntiFascist#Featured#PNWHatewatch #Antifa #Antifascism#Bremerton#NorthwestFront#NorthwestPioneerAssociation#NPA#Oregon#Portland#Washington
The ratio of car accidents in Japan resulting in death or serious injury that were caused by foreign drivers hit a record high of 2.1% in January-June, according to National Police Agency data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/crime-legal/foreign-drivers-accident-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #driving #tourism#trafficaccidents #japanesepolice
The National Police Agency's annual white paper noted that the spread of social media has made it easier for loosely organized crime groups comprising anonymous members to contact ordinary citizens and commit crimes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/crime-legal/police-report-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #socialmedia #japanesepolice #fraud
The National Police Agency has set up a website for crime victims that offers links to supportive services and provides accurate information to related organizations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/crime-legal/crime-victim-website/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice
Police confirmed a total of 889 menacing online posts, including those threatening attacks on sites of campaign speeches, in the run-up to Sunday's election for the House of Councilors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/japan/crime-legal/election-threatening-posts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #2025upperhouseelection #socialmedia #npa