The challenges for local residents that must be resolved have changed nearly 15 years after Miyagi Prefecture was affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Gov. Yoshihiro Murai said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/27/japan/miyagi-governor-march-2011/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #miyagi #311 #tsunami #earthquakes #localgovernment #disasterpreparedness
The websites of multiple local governments across Japan have become inaccessible, with a cause still unidentified. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/local-governments-websites-inaccessible/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #internalaffairsministry #localgovernment #socialmedia
Gunma Prefecture was ranked the most preferred relocation destination for the second consecutive year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/25/japan/gunma-top-relocation-destination/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gunma #surveys #localgovernment
The transport ministry plans to cover half of the cost for domestic airlines and local governments managing airports to purchase snowplows and other snow removal equipment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/japan/snowplow-airports-subsidy-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #snow #airports #ai #localgovernment
A decade since Tokyo's Shibuya and Setagaya wards introduced Japan's first "partnership system" offering public recognition to LGBTQ+ and other sexual-minority couples, the system has spread across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/society/same-sex-marriages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #samesexmarriage #shibuya #setagaya #tokyo #localgovernment #akashi
Yamanashi and eight other prefectures in Japan have formed a framework with the aim of deepening exchanges with India, whose economy continues to rapidly grow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/prefectures-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #india #indiajapanrelations #localgovernment #tourism #education #yamanashi
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And so, after a legal challenge by Reform UK Ltd, the Govt. has decided not to delay council elections in those areas being re-organised (and where councils *had* requested delays) as it is now believed such a move would have been declared illegal; meaning the Govt. has also now agree to pay Reform's £100k legal costs for the challenge.
Whatever you think of Labour's underlying politics, the suspicion has to be the really couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery!
And so, after a legal challenge by Reform UK Ltd, the Govt. has decided not to delay council elections in those areas being re-organised (and where councils *had* requested delays) as it is now believed such a move would have been declared illegal; meaning the Govt. has also now agree to pay Reform's £100k legal costs for the challenge.
Whatever you think of Labour's underlying politics, the suspicion has to be the really couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery!
Fifteen years after the Fukushima disaster, evacuees still face a painful choice: Keep ties to hometowns they can’t return to, or transfer residency to rebuild their lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/japan-fukushima-evacuees-residency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #saitama #localgovernment
Shizuoka police have raided the home of former Ito Mayor Maki Takubo, who faces allegations of falsifying her academic background, investigation sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/15/japan/crime-legal/former-ito-mayor-home-raided/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #makitakubo #shizuoka #localgovernment
More than 60% of Japan's prefectural and municipal governments listened to the opinions of children and young people in fiscal 2024 to better reflect them in policies, a Children and Families Agency survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/japan/local-governments-children-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #children #localgovernment #surveys
Sake breweries across Japan are struggling to secure funds to purchase the rice used for sake production, as its price has risen sharply. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/japan/japan-sake-industry-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sake #rice #nationaltaxagency #localgovernment
Ken Hirata, a 58-year-old former vice governor of Nagasaki Prefecture, has won the gubernatorial election in the southwestern prefecture, defeating incumbent Gov. Kengo Oishi and another candidate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/politics/nagasaki-gubernatorial-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nagasaki #localgovernment #ldp
The tourism ministry plans to strengthen financial support for town development efforts by municipalities that utilize historical tourism resources in fiscal 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/japan/japan-tourism-subsidy-historical-resourcs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #localgovernment #mlit
Local governments across Japan are stepping up efforts to tackle abusive behavior by residents and other individuals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/local-governments-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #localgovernment #customerharassment
Nearly 15 years since the meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, local residents are seeing a mismatch between government subsidies creating jobs and people actually returning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/fukushima-employment-subsidy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #jobs #localgovernment
A 35-year-old independent candidate has been elected governor of Fukui Prefecture after his predecessor resigned over a sexual harassment scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/politics/35-year-old-elected-fukui-governor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #fukui #takatoishida #localgovernment
The land ministry said Friday that it has been looking into whether local governments nationwide are aware of the nationalities of residents living in public housing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/public-housing-residents-nationality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #housing #nationality #surveys #mlit #localgovernment
Japan’s government has asked prefectures to lead efforts to secure hotels as shelters during large-scale disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/japan-hotel-use-as-shelters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hotels #localgovernment #disasterpreparedness #earthquakes
Residents of Tokyo’s 23 wards may soon be required to pay to get their waste collected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/tokyo-garbage-collection-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #localgovernment #waste