Junior high and high schools across Japan are getting students involved in the reassessment and revision of "black rules" that are considered outdated or unreasonable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/japan/japan-unreasonable-school-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #education #nagoya
Step into the world of Japanese supernatural creatures as they come to life through the power of digital technology in the "Yokai Immersive Experience Exhibition" in the city of Nagoya. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/yokai-nagoya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #digitalization #nagoya #museums #3dprinting
With Nagoya's IG Arena getting glowing reviews ahead of its first sumo tournament, it's unlikely that many fans will be ready to wax nostalgic about its hot and stuffy predecessor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/sumo/nagoya-new-sumo-arena/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #nagoyabasho #nagoya #igarena
Returning to Japan for the American ballet company's first international tour since 2022, several dancers share what it means to pursue their careers overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/09/stage/houston-ballet-tour-japan-dancers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #ballet #houston #nagoya #stage #dance
Driving schools in the Chubu region have started using translation apps that recognize spoken words and automatically translate them into other languages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/japan-driving-school-translation-apps/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #translation #apps #driving #foreignworkers #nagoya #mie
Parents of schoolchildren were outraged after the latest news that teachers were allegedly taking indecent images of young girls at their schools and sharing them in an online group chat of about 10 teachers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/crime-legal/public-outrage-teachers-upskirt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nagoya #yokohama #children #schools #sexcrimes #childporn #deepfakes