In September 2000, Prime Minister Yoshio Mori declared that Japan should set its sights on becoming “the world’s most advanced IT power.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/japan/history/imperial-diet-fire-baseball-emperor-tech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #diet#upperhouse#lowerhouse #baseball #ginza #sports #showa #emperorhirohito#imperialfamily #computers #technology #internet
Prices of land facing major roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.7% from a year before on average, up for the fourth consecutive year, the National Tax Agency said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/roadside-land-value/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #ginza #ishikawa #tourism #earthquakes