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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Osaka police have arrested a man after a 14-hour standoff in which he held a woman he was living with at knifepoint. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/japan/crime-legal/osaka-hostage-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #japanesepolice #theft

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Man arrested after 14-hour police standoff in Osaka

Toru Suetsugu, 48, allegedly held a woman he was living with at knifepoint after police showed up at his apartment to investigate a theft.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

The charm of Osaka's Nakatsu has earned it a spot on Time Out magazine’s “world’s coolest neighborhoods” list. Locals hope the area retains its balance of old and new to preserve its identity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/21/lifestyle/nakatsu-osaka-worlds-coolest-neighborhoods/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #osaka #tourism

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Nakatsu keeps its cool as gentrification looms

Named one of Time Out’ magazine's “world’s coolest neighborhoods,” the residents of Osaka’s Nakatsu hope the area can retain its balance of old and new that makes it special.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai are fine-tuning discussions on forming a coalition and electing LDP chief Sanae Takaichi as prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/politics/coalition-talks-ishin-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #osaka #sanaetakaichi #fumitakefujita

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LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition

While the two sides have a similar policy agenda, they also share an ideological likeness that lowers the bar for a potential tie-up.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka, which concluded on Monday, attracted a total of 25,578,986 visitors during its 184-day run. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/japan/osaka-expo-visitors-exceed-25-million/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #tourism #osaka

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Osaka Expo drew 25.57 million visitors over 184 days

A total of 207,889 people visited the site on Monday, the last day of the event.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

After 184 days, the Osaka Expo came to an end Monday, with organizers sending a message of unity, while also vowing to pass along the lessons learned from the event to future generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/society/osaka-expo-closing-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #2025osakaexpo #osaka

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

During the Osaka Expo, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba managed to meet with about 50 foreign leaders in what is called "expo diplomacy," with the topics including measures to strengthen bilateral relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/politics/ishiba-expo-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025osakaexpo #osaka #shigeruishiba

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Nearly 160 countries and regions participated in the Osaka Expo, with each bringing staff from overseas to help run their respective pavilions. Here’s a look at their experiences and how it has impacted them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/osaka-expo-pavilion-staff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osakaexpo #osaka #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #sudan #switzerland #malaysia

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Merchandise sales for Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot character of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, will continue through next March, after the end of the event Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/expo-mascot-sales-to-continue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #osaka

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The 2025 Osaka Expo was a resounding success, taking in some 28 million visitors over 184 days. But how its legacy will look in the decades to come remains a question mark. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/japan/osaka-expo-legacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #osaka

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Osaka High Court has upheld a lower court ruling that the central government's decision to cut special tax grants to the city of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, due to its hometown tax donation revenue, was illegal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/crime-legal/izumisano-illegal-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #izumisano #japanesecourts #taxes #furusatonozei #osaka

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@Federation_Bot  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

As the Osaka Expo comes to an end next week, academics and diplomats, as well as a petition a high schooler founded, are calling for its Grand Ring, the largest wooden structure in the world, to be fully preserved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/society/calls-for-full-preservation-of-osaka-expo-grand-ring/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #2025osakaexpo #osaka #architecture

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Discussions should be held on how new technologies and ideas showcased at the World Exposition in Osaka will be put to practical use, local business leader Masayoshi Matsumoto said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/osaka-expo-legacies-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #masayoshimatsumoto #osaka #2025osakaexpo

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

The Osaka Expo, set to close next Monday, is expected to generate a profit of up to ¥28 billion thanks to strong sales of admission tickets and goods related to the Expo's official mascot, Myaku-Myaku. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/osaka-expo-profit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osaka #2025osakaexpo

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Shimon Sakaguchi, who won this year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday, bucked convention to discover immune-regulating cells — an emerging tool against cancer and other diseases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/science-health/sakaguchi-nobel-medicine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #medicine #health #nobelprize #shimonsakaguchi #osaka

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday visited the World Expo in the city of Osaka for the second time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/imperial-couple-osaka-expo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #osaka #2025osakaexpo #hiroshiishiguro

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Imperial couple make second visit to Osaka expo

The emperor showed his fascination at an android modeled after Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), saying that the Japanese novelist 'continues to live on.'
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Police arrested a couple in Osaka Prefecture on Monday on suspicion of attempting to fraudulently import rice, disguising the shipment as mung beans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/crime-legal/osaka-couple-arrest-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #osaka #rice #vietnam

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Osaka couple arrested for attempting to import rice illegally

The suspects are alleged to have tried to import some 45 tons of rice from Vietnam, claiming it as mung beans.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda kept his policy options open by reiterating the bank’s long-held stance on interest rates, avoiding sending any clear signals about the prospects for a rate hike. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/economy/boj-ueda-osaka-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #kazuoueda #osaka #japaneseeconomy #inflation

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Timber used in the Grand Ring, a symbol of the World Exposition in the city of Osaka, will be reused for public housing to aid recovery from last year's strong earthquake and heavy rain in Ishikawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/expo-ring-timber-ishikawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ishikawa #osaka #2025osakaexpo

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Osaka Expo's Grand Ring timber to be reused for housing in Ishikawa

Suzu, an Ishikawa city heavily damaged in the disasters, will receive the dismantled timber from the world's largest wooden architectural structure free of charge.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

A project team of opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai drew up an outline on establishing a secondary capital that can substitute for Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/politics/ishin-osaka-second-capital-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #ldp #osaka

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Nippon Ishin draws up outline for secondary capital plan

The team defined the secondary capital as an economic center comparable to the Tokyo area that can function as the capital in the event that Tokyo becomes unable to do so.
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@ncoca@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

I always get overwhelmed by the sheer number of cafes in #Seoul. It feels like, to me, that there are 5-10X as many cafes here compared to a similar neighborhood in #Tokyo or #Osaka

It's so hard to tell which ones are good for #coffee and which ones aren't - most are mediocre but some are amazing.

In #Japan I've got this skill down - identifying good vs mediocre just from appearance, but in #Korea I'm lost.

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