Random #Japan street view taken in April 2023, near Omitama in Ibaraki prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=36.2351424,140.3640144
Random #Japan street view taken in November 2024, near Toyooka in Hyogo prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=35.5367485,134.8466852
Random #Japan street view taken in May 2012, near Kushiro in Hokkaido prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=43.029068,144.308041
Random #Japan street view taken in November 2022, near Uki in Kumamoto prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=32.6644282,130.6615502
Random #Japan street view taken in September 2014, near Minamikoma District in Yamanashi prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=35.5115473,138.3546143
The Japanese government is considering requiring handheld fans to be recycled, in the wake of a host of fires caused by rechargeable electric devices during disposal work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/recycling-handheld-fans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #recycling #waste #meti #batteries
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s political survival may hinge on whether his critics can gather enough support to launch a leadership election. Here’s what the LDP rules say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/politics/explainer-ldp-presidential-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #2025upperhouseelection
Yasukuni Shrine is widely misunderstood as a symbol of militarism, yet its true purpose is to honor the spirits of Japan’s war dead and promote peace, reflecting both Japan’s losses and the suffering caused to others. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/13/japan/the-myths-surrounding-yasukuni-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #yakusunishrine #wwii #china #southkorea #religion
From hidden family records to national archives, a son uncovers a chilling wartime legacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/history/unit-1644-nanjing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #imperialjapanesearmy #biologicalweapons#unit731 #unit1644 #china
Random #Japan street view taken in July 2024, near Hitachinaka in Ibaraki prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=36.4107558,140.5543369
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit Japan between Aug. 23 and Aug. 24 and hold a summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/politics/south-korean-president-to-visit-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea#leejaemyung #shigeruishiba
Jess Mahler
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Rice fields and Totoro forest in Iwaki, Japan.
A short walk from the inlaw's place. It's always so scenic I have a hard time choosing photos, but somehow I don't think I've posted this view on fedi before. I guess my older photos pre-date the founding of sunny.garden.
One in 55 middle schoolers in Japan admitted to abusing over-the-counter drugs for the purpose of “feeling high or changing their mood,” a survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/science-health/over-the-counter-drug-middle-school/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #medicine #pharmaeuticals #health #drugs #teens
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters close to Hoto Island in Oita Prefecture, with one person sent to the hospital unconscious and several others reported missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/yacht-cargo-ship-collision-oita/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #oita #marineaccidents #japancoastguard
Random #Japan street view taken in June 2025, near Shibetsu District in Hokkaido prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=43.5505145,144.843886
The Ground Self-Defense Force has completed relocating 17 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft to a new camp in the city of Saga from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, the Defense Ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/society/osprey-deployment-camp-saga-completed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sdf #gsdf #osprey #defenseministry #saga
It has been 80 years, but Hideo Shimizu still remembers the 4½ months he spent with Unit 731, the biological and chemical warfare unit of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army, like they were yesterday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/history/japan-wwii-unit-731/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #imperialjapanesearmy #biologicalweapons#unit731
Random #Japan street view taken in February 2025, near Shimabara in Nagasaki prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=32.8324601,130.30696
Rice fields and Totoro forest in Iwaki, Japan.
A short walk from the inlaw's place. It's always so scenic I have a hard time choosing photos, but somehow I don't think I've posted this view on fedi before. I guess my older photos pre-date the founding of sunny.garden.
Random #Japan street view taken in May 2024, near Kitakyushu in Fukuoka prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=33.8307542,130.7939103
