Random #Japan street view taken in January 2024, near Tagawa District in Fukuoka prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=33.5579309,130.8525167
China has denied that its warplanes risked collisions with Japanese surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea last week, calling “close-in reconnaissance and harassment” by Tokyo “the root cause” of the incidents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/japan-china-military-close-encounter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pla #eastchinasea #senkakus #disputedislands
A U.S. minesweeper has made a port call in the city of Niigata as part of moves to enhance bilateral cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/us-minesweeper-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #us #defense
Random #Japan street view taken in November 2023, near Yasugi in Shimane prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=35.3719197,133.2599135
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako deepened their bonds with Mongolia during an eight-day state visit to the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/politics/emperor-empress-ties-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#emperornaruhito #empressmasako#imperialfamily #mongolia #mongoliajapanrelations
The Japan Foundation will begin distributing Japanese movies online for free in all 54 countries of the African continent on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/japan-foundation-movies-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanfoundation #japanesefilm
General visitors to the World Expo in Osaka are expected to exceed 10 million on Sunday, which marks the halfway point of the six-month event which began on April 13. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/visitors-osaka-expo-10-million/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kansai #osaka #2025osakaexpo
Random #Japan street view taken in November 2024, near Takaoka District in Kochi prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=33.1818822,132.9718698
The Pentagon is urging Japan to make clear the role it would play in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, a report has said, with the U.S. Defense Department’s No. 3 official appearing to confirm the push. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/us-japan-taiwan-contingency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #usjapanrelations #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #defenseministry #indopacific
Random #Japan street view taken in October 2024, near Sannohe District in Aomori prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=40.4093816,140.989701
This is just a normal #advertisement in #Japan. If you guess what it is an ad for, consider yourself a genius. But you won't guess it. It's inexplicable
Random #Japan street view taken in April 2025, near Ozu in Ehime prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=33.4508255,132.7036212
Random #Japan street view taken in April 2023, near Inzai in Chiba prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=35.789645,140.204236
Random #Japan street view taken in May 2023, near Tōno City in Iwate prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=39.388593,141.6278807
Random #Japan street view taken in March 2024, near Tokoname in Aichi prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=34.9351133,136.8420084
Random #Japan street view taken in March 2021, near Miyama in Fukuoka prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=33.1465183,130.5118258
Random #Japan street view taken in February 2025, near Miyakonojo in Miyazaki prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=31.6405919,131.0599477
Random #Japan street view taken in April 2023, near Oyama in Tochigi prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=36.3440786,139.7490898
Police arrested a man on Saturday, alleging he murdered his former girlfriend, whose body was found at his house in the city of Kawasaki in late April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/kawasaki-murder-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesepolice #kawasaki #kanagawa #stalking
The Osaka Prefectural Police department is cracking down on a crime ring for allegedly forcing about 130 underage girls into prostitution around the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/crime-legal/osaka-police-underage-prostitution-crack-down/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #sexcrimes #prostitution #gangs