Random #Japan street view taken in October 2022, near Katsuragi in Nara prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=34.4913194,135.7290858
'We should create a Japan without US military bases' — former Japan PM Hatoyama.
He warns that American bases make Japan a target and undermine its sovereignty.
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The number of hibakusha survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost 80 years ago has fallen below 100,000 for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/hibakusha-number-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #atomicbombings #us #wardead #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #nagasaki
Random #Japan street view taken in April 2023, near Saihaku District in Tottori prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=35.3195862,133.4494225
Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said Tuesday, as climate change prompts sweltering heat waves across the globe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/hottest-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #wildfires
Amid heightened concerns over child safety in Japan, the government is expanding the scope of its planned background check system designed to protect children from sexual offenders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/crime-legal/japan-version-dbs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #sexcrimes #teachers #schools #children #childabuse
Trade disputes, defense disagreements and diverging views on the Middle East have strained U.S.-Japan relations, casting doubt on the promised "golden age" under Trump and Prime Minister Ishiba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/01/japan/us-japan-golden-age-no-more/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #usjapanrelations #trade #useconomy #japaneseeconomy
Random #Japan street view taken in April 2025, near Otawara in Tochigi prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=36.8597263,140.0107252
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
Sanseito, a relatively new opposition party, is touting “Japanese First,” a stance that appears to have resonated with conservative voters who previously threw their support behind the Democratic Party for the People. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/politics/sanseito-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #dpp #soheikamiya #saya #mizuhoumemura
A nursing home worker who lost 10 members of his family in the New Year’s Day earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula last year is now sharing his story in hopes the tragedy is not forgotten. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/society/noto-earthquake-survivor-story/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula
Ahead of the 80th anniversary next month, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons launched an online memorial for children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/online-memorial-nagasaki-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #ican #us #wwii #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #wardead #nagasaki #hiroshima
Random #Japan street view taken in August 2023, near Nikaho in Akita prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=39.14561399999999,139.9680245
East Japan Railway’s iconic Cassiopeia sleeper train completed its final journey on Monday evening, marking the end of a 25-year era for the luxury service once known for connecting Tokyo to Sapporo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/japan-luxury-sleeper-train-last-run/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #trains #jreast #cassiopeia
Random #Japan street view taken in May 2024, near Taku in Saga prefecture. https://maps.google.com/?q=33.2558266,130.0452065
The government plans to study how food trucks owned by local governments and dispatched to serve hot meals following disasters can be used at other times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/disaster-food-trucks-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #food #trucks #localgovernment #disasterpreparedness
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of stabbing an employee at the Sunshine City shopping complex on Tuesday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/crime-legal/japan-ikebukuro-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #ikebukuro #japanesepolice
The average income of Japan's prefectural governors stood at ¥24.13 million ($167,852) in 2024, a survey showed Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/politics/prefectural-governors-income/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #surveys #localgovernment