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@aerofreak@hessen.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago
@thejapantimes

Still not enough damage done to their country and people?

#japan #kansaielectricpower #nuclearenergy #mihama #fukui
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

Citing a growing need for power in the nation, Kansai Electric Power Company said it will begin the process of building the first new nuclear reactor since the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/kansai-electric-new-reactor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kansaielectricpower #nuclearenergy #mihama#fukui
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

The listless performance of established parties such as the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito in Sunday’s Upper House election has confirmed the relentless decline of voting blocs in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/organizational-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

Pressure is building around Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama to resign after the ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/japan-post-election-calls-for-ishiba-resignation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #tarokono #hiroshimoriyama #shinjirokoizumi #diet
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

The Public Security Intelligence Agency has identified the second son of Shoko Asahara — the founder of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo cult — as the de facto head of Aleph, the group regarded as Aum’s successor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/aum-shinrikyo-son/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #shokoasahara #saitama #japanesepolice #tokyosaringasattack
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

Former residents of islands off the coast of Hokkaido, driven off by a Soviet invasion at the end of World War II, want the government to convince Russia to allow them to visit their ancestral grave sites on the islands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/northern-territories-grave/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #russia #russiajapanrelations #sovietunion #wwii #kunashiri #etorofu #shikotan #habomai #northernterritories
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Yuriy Lutovinov, former minister-counselor at the Ukrainian Embassy in Japan, as ambassador to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/ukrainian-ambassador-appointment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ukraine #ukrainejapanrelations #yuriylutovinov
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

A group of lawyers filed a lawsuit with Osaka High Court on Tuesday to nullify the results of Sunday's House of Councilors election in six electoral districts, claiming that it was unconstitutional. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/crime-legal/vote-disparity-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #osaka #votedisparity #2025upperhouseelection
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

The government held a briefing for Australian political and business leaders regarding an upgraded version of a Mogami-class frigate that Tokyo plans to export to Australia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/australia-frigate-briefing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #australia#mogami #defense #us #msdf
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago

Growing concerns about heatstroke and aging pool facilities have driven many public junior high schools in Japan to abolish swimming lessons and turn to classroom lectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/japan-school-swimming-lessons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #children #education #aichi #water