r/japannews • u/Miao_Yin8964 • 9h ago

US, Japan defense chiefs agree to bolster first island chain defenses against China

biz.heraldcorp.com

15 Upvotes

35 comments

r/japannews • u/Famous__Draw • 15h ago

Paywall Japan Confirms Dispatch to India to Explore Anti-Ship Missile Drills

thediplomat.com

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/japannews • u/Ohisama001 • 11h ago

Japanese baseball faces existential threat as MLB looms for teenage pitching star

nypost.com

1 Upvotes

Shoki Oda to skip NPB Draft to pursue MLB dreams
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/s/wlfxPuUuSS

0 comments

r/japannews • u/diacewrb • 13h ago

Japan allocates 5.33 million yen in reserve funds for Princess Akiko's allowance increase

mainichi.jp

4 Upvotes

2 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

日本語 Japanese consumers tend to avoid food made with ingredients sourced from China due to the country's lax health standards, but an investigation shows Chinese ingredients show up in menu items at several popular chains, including Starbucks, McDonald's, Torikizoku, Isomaru Suisan and Unagi no Senose.

dailyshincho.jp

141 Upvotes

24 comments

r/japannews • u/BigPapaSlut • 6h ago

Aussie family left with $500,000 bill to return home from Japan

dailymail.com

0 Upvotes

11 comments

r/japannews • u/Miao_Yin8964 • 9h ago

Sector dominated by China: Japan, Germany leaders target closer ties on critical minerals

today.rtl.lu

0 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

日本語 Halloween has spread in popularity in Japan over the last 10 years as another opportunity for cosplay, but a problem is emerging- creeps who use their costumes as disguises allowing them to grope young girls in the crowds with impunity

dailyshincho.jp

12 Upvotes

4 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

Japan to compile emergency cybersecurity package by next week- A law effective on Oct.1 enables the government to take "active cyber defense" measures to neutralize threats posed by servers used in cyberattacks. But it is not designed to be activated at request of private companies, such as GMO

mainichi.jp

5 Upvotes

7 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

Some pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong have faced needless uncertainties from Japanese immigration officials while trying to enter the country after completing their prison sentences, detained for hours for questioning or refused entry

japantoday.com

18 Upvotes

2 comments

r/japannews • u/KingofBabil • 3h ago

Land Purchases with Foreign Capital: Permit System Appropriate to Mitigate Risk

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp

2 Upvotes

2 comments

r/japannews • u/Tokyometal • 16h ago

Japanese virtual desktop cloud hacked so hard it asks to be banned

theregister.com

54 Upvotes

8 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

A Short History of Studio Ghibli: Four Decades of Anime Classics- Driven by the creative genius of Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao, Studio Ghibli has crafted a landmark library of anime classics that revolutionized the industry in Japan and reshaped cinema worldwide.

nippon.com

5 Upvotes

0 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

A nursery school and elementary school in Hokkaido were closed today after reports of a bear sighting. The bear ate some the Jack-o'-Lanterns that the nursery school had set up outside as Halloween decorations.

x.com

4 Upvotes

0 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

日本語 Japan Conservative Party member Kitamura proposes "suspending immigration from certain areas if crime rates are high", citing the French riots.

news.yahoo.co.jp

238 Upvotes

108 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

Former senior Osaka prosecutor changes plea in sexual assault case to not guilty- previously admitted to rape of female subordinate, but now says "I admit to the fact that I engaged in sexual intercourse, but I dispute that the alleged victim was unable to resist"

japantimes.co.jp

7 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

Japan's new justice minister eager to legalize sole use of maiden names

japantimes.co.jp

28 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

Security concerns were flagged within Japanese FX trading firm GMO before breach- CEO says they were warned by in-house white-hat hackers of "issues that needed improvement", but that its response was "inadequate in both depth and speed"

japantoday.com

9 Upvotes

0 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

A Japanese man found 22 million yen ($146,000) on his way home from the hospital on the day he was told he had just two months to live. He spent most of it and was later arrested. In court, he said it felt like “a gift from God.”

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110 Upvotes

42 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

日本語 13 Mostly Eldely Tokyo Residents Angry Over City's Smartphone-Required Points Benefit, Sue Prefecture Saying "It's Digital Authoritarianism"

news.livedoor.com

32 Upvotes

10 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

日本語 Japan is making it harder to get student visas, acceptance rate drops from 77% to 65. Acceptance for students from Bangladesh drops from 58% to 3%, for Sri Lanka, 51% to 3%

nationaljobcouncil.com

213 Upvotes

26 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

Japan steps up measures to stop Halloween gatherings- In addition to Shibuyas "Goodbye Bad Halloween" campaign, Nagoya and Fukuoka will shut down parks and other areas where cosplayers traditionally meet

japantoday.com

505 Upvotes

77 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

日本語 Yokohama Doctor arrested for defamation of his former nurse- was so angry she quit he sent a fax to her new hospital falsely accusing her of stealing his clinic's funds and giving drugs to other employees

news.livedoor.com

24 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

日本語 Under a new law in Japan, it is a crime for a suspect held by the police to refuse to give them their cell phone password. The first person to be charged with the law is a foreigner

asahi.com

1.8k Upvotes

263 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

10 years after son killed by car, Japan father fights smartphone use while driving - The Mainichi

mainichi.jp

113 Upvotes

14 comments

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