At a meeting of governors from across Japan and South Korea, officials discussed issues affecting both countries and the need for future cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-cooperation-importance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #depopulation

Japan and its allies need a coordinated response that resists China's “wolf warrior” threats and subsequent charm offensives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/japan/navigating-beijings-latest-diplomatic-threats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #wolfwarriordiplomacy

Family courts in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture have rejected claims for Japanese citizenship filed by four Japanese descendants living in the Philippines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/philippines-citizenship-denied/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nationality #philippines #philippinesjapanrelations #humanrights #wwii

A project team of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday compiled an urgent proposal for measures to address bear attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/ldp-bear-attacks-proposals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ldp #bears #sdf

Tokyo police have obtained an arrest warrant for the mother of a Thai girl on suspicion of violating the child welfare law by forcing the daughter to work at an erotic massage parlor, investigative sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/arrest-warrant-thai-mother/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesepolice #thailand #childabuse #sexcrimes #thailandjapanrelations

As a response to the recent surge in rice costs, officials are considering the distribution of “rice tickets” to make the staple grain more affordable for certain households. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/society/rice-tickets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #food #rice #agriculture #maff #osaka

The president of a Hokkaido tour boat operator pleaded not guilty to professional negligence resulting in a fatal sinking in the first hearing of his criminal trial on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-boat-operator-hearing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hokkaido #shari #japanesecourts #marineaccidents #shiretokoyuransen

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has begun internal discussions on a proposal to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/ldp-seat-reduction-talk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #diet #nipponishinnokai #cdp

Around a third of mpox vaccines Japan has donated to the Democratic Republic of Congo are going to waste because they cannot be stored once prepared for use, the head of Congo's mpox response said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/donated-mpox-vaccines-congo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #congo #mpox #vaccinations #health

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sidestepped a commitment to maintain Japan’s decades-old pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear weapons on its territory, opening up the possibility of revisions to the stance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/takaichi-nonnuclear-principles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #defense #china #usmilitary

An international research group that includes Japan has discovered a factory-like system in cells that prevents insulin abnormalities, a finding that could help in the development of new treatments for diabetes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/science-health/cell-factory-insulin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #tohokuuniversity #diabetes

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that a proposed supplementary budget would include spending to help local governments address attacks by bears. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/extra-budget-bear-attacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #bears #animals #budgets #shinjirokoizumi #localgovernment

The head of a suprapartisan league of South Korean lawmakers working to promote friendship with Japan called on Tokyo to take a restrained approach regarding the disputed Sea of Japan islets known in Japan as Takeshima. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/korea-takeshima-restrained-approach/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshima #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #shimane

Over 60% of residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture do not believe the conditions for restarting the facility have been met, a survey by the prefectural government showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart-negative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #nuclearenergy #surveys

🎮 Sony emulates Nintendo with new, cheaper console only for Japan / @japantimes

｢ The region-locked PlayStation 5 Digital Edition will cost ¥55,000 ($357), Tokyo-based Sony announced Wednesday via a live stream. That’s significantly below the previous price of ¥72,980 and much cheaper than the offering in the U.S. at $499. It will be available for order on Thursday and goes on sale Nov. 21 ｣

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/12/companies/sony-cheaper-playstation/

#ps5 #japan #gaming

Japanese lawmakers have criticized a Chinese diplomat after he made a social media post criticizing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that referred to "stupid politicians" and the need to "chop off their dirty heads." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/china-consul-post-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #ldp

The mother of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national abducted by North Korea decades ago, is afraid she may never see her daughter again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/megumi-yokota-north-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkoreajapanrelations #northkorea #megumiyokota

In retaliation for Japan's sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, Russia's Foreign Ministry said it has banned indefinitely 30 more Japanese nationals from entering the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/russa-bans-30-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #russiajapanrelations #russia #russiaukrainewar

Public hospitals in Japan are struggling to sustain regional health care systems, with more than 80% of them posting losses as medical service expenses rise faster than revenues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/public-hospitals-financial-strain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #localgovernment #medicine

RIP to legendary actor Tatsuya Nakadai . Considered to be one of the greatest Japanese actors of all time, he starred in over 160 films including Seven Samurai, The Human Condition, Yojimbo, Harakiri, High & Low. Kwaidan , The Sword of Doom, The Face of Another, Belladonna of Sadness, Kagemusha, Ran and more as well as founding the Mumeijuku school and acting on stage into his 90s



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