Raise a glass to Japanese craft beer as Libushi Bashamichi's Existing is Exhausting brew picks up the Best American Style IPA prize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/14/food-drink/libushi-bashamichi-best-american-ipa-award/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #alcohol #beer #bars #yokohama
Tokyo’s skyline is changing — and it’s not just office towers. A new wave of arenas is redefining Japan’s entertainment landscape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/society/kanto-arena-boom-basketball/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #tokyo #yokohama #bleague #livemusic #jpop #urbanredevelopment
Xander Schauffele won his first title of the year after finishing one stroke clear of Max Greyserman at the PGA Tour's Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/12/more-sports/schauffele-wins-baycurrent-classic/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #yokohama #pgatour #baycurrentclassic #xanderschauffele
Nissan said Friday that it will continue to be the largest shareholder of the J. League's Yokohama F. Marinos but that it may consider selling some of its stake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/04/soccer/j-league/nissan-yokohama-f-marinos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #jleague #yokohamafmarinos #nissan #yokohama
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
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 Japan-led Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD 9, closed by adopting a joint communique that reaffirms the importance of multilateral trade to counter global protectionist moves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/ticad-yokohama-declaration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ticad #africa #shigeruishiba #africajapanrelations #development #yokohama #un #tariffs #us
The executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme urges the world to pay attention to Africa where countries are suffering from famine, refugee and other humanitarian crises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/wfp-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wfp #yokohama #un #food #africa
At the opening ceremony for the summit-level meeting, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba proposed an initiative designed to enhance economic ties between the African continent and regions linking it with India. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/politics/tokyo-international-conference-on-african-development-first-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #africa #investments #development #yokohama
One person was slightly injured after a fire broke out on two of eight barges used to launch fireworks during a festival in Yokohama on Monday evening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/japan-fireworks-event-fire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fireworks #yokohama
Incumbent Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka has won a second four-year term as head of the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/politics/yokohama-mayor-wins-second-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yokohama #localgovernment
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