The government proposed a draft financial support plan for oyster farmers affected by the mass deaths of farm-raised oysters in Hiroshima, Okayama and Hyogo prefectures along the Seto Inland Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/aid-oyster-farmers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fishing #food #hiroshima #okayama #hyogo #maff
Japan could be home to the world's first autonomous passenger ship as early as next spring. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/worlds-first-autonomous-passenger-ship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nipponfoundation #ships #okayama #tourism
Police have arrested an elementary school teacher in Okayama Prefecture, marking the seventh and final arrest in a group of teachers who allegedly shared voyeuristic videos of school girls on social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/crime-legal/final-suspect-teacher-sexual-images/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #socialmedia #elementaryschools #children #pornography #okayama #aichi
Haruki Murakami’s “art of estrangement” finds new forms at the Okayama Art Summit — in a shrine, an empty lot and an elementary school, among other venues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/05/art/okayama-art-haruki-murakami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #harukimurakami #okayama #okayamaartsummit
