Originally created in 1975 as an on-the-go sandwich, Fuji Baking's Snack Sand nearly lost its place on store shelves thanks to a competitor before the company offered more options while embracing its history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/japan-fuji-baking-sandwich-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #food #fujibaking #nagoya #snacksand #lunchpack
Nagoya radio host Chris Glenn will make history this month as the first non-Japanese to play Oda Nobunaga in the city’s annual samurai parade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/10/17/our-lives/chris-glenn-oda-nobunaga/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #odanobunaga #shogun #samurai #nagoya #expats
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
An elementary school teacher pleaded guilty to charges of sharing child pornography via social media, in the first hearing on his case at the Nagoya District Court on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/crime-legal/teacher-child-pornography-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #nagoya #yokohama #teachers #childporn #socialmedia
“A Time Between Ashes and Roses,” the sixth edition of Aichi Triennale, opened on Sept. 13 with a powerful program exploring themes of ecology, colonialism and exploitation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/22/art/aichi-triennale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #aichitriennale #exhibitions #hooralqasimi #nagoya
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
Police have served third arrest warrants on two elementary school teachers linked to an online chat group sharing secretly taken images and videos of girls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/crime-legal/third-arrest-girls-images/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nagoya #children #elementaryschools #childporn #sexcrimes #yokohama
The bereaved family of a pregnant woman who died after being struck by a vehicle in central Japan has urged prosecutors to recognize her daughter, born after the accident with a severe disability, as a victim. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/crime-legal/fetus-victim-prosecutors-urge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #nagoya #japanesecourts #pregnancy #driving #disability
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