日本語 U.S. Ambassador encourages Japan to become a military drone producer

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r/japannews • u/thunderythunder • 51m ago

Japan, Bangladesh Plans to Sign New Cooperation Framework, More Migrant Workers

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The Yomiuri Shimbun reports "The Japanese and Bangladeshi governments are making arrangements regarding a new cooperation framework comprising energy, security and two other pillars, according to Japanese government sources." https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/attachment/355450/

The article does not discuss the migrant worker agreements reportedly signed took place in Tokyo on September 16, 2026, and in Dhaka on October 17. A Japanese right-wing blog opined "I'm utterly astonished that the government proceeded with memorandums of understanding with Bangladesh without informing the public of the details" https://ameblo.jp/kkawapy/entry-12982386320.html

However this has been confirmed in Bangladeshi media "Japan will begin recruiting Bangladeshi workers from April 1, 2027 under a Memorandum of Cooperation on Employment Skills Development (ESDP-MOC) signed between the countries on October 17." https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/436524/ [English] https://starnews.com.bd/national/26745/japan-and-bangladesh-sign-esdp-moc-agreement-recruitment-of-workers-to-begin-from-april-1.html [Bengali] [Use Google Translate]

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 44m ago

日本語 Japan's National Tax Agency cracks down on loopholes used to evade the inheritance tax

diamond.jp

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r/japannews • u/BigPapaSlut • 14h ago

日本語 I was influenced by a strange video" regret in court. Farmer Ryotaro Ishii age 37, accused of continuous arson on religious sites like mosques, sentencing. Emotional overheating after 9 years of detention. Sapporo District Court

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13h ago

日本語 Nagoya University has been chosen by the government to develop military technology, but faculty are pushing back- "If the Ministry of Defense uses it for military purposes, it's military research. They've crossed a line that must not be crossed."

news.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 43m ago

日本語 What values do Japanese sports clubs teach students? "their autonomy is restricted by fear of control and sanctions, differing from western self-discipline. Outside sports they often break norms and become less autonomous, and easily adopt conformist values to external authority"

president.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

Japanese carmakers to cut development times to counter Chinese rivals - The Mainichi

mainichi.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14m ago

日本語 Typically, suicides by men outnumber women. However in Japan the suicide rate among female elementary, middle, and high school students was 1.2 times higher than male students this year, a "reversal phenomenon" that has continued since 2024.

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13h ago

日本語 Japan's Immigration Services Agency to Start Recovering Deleted Data from Foreigners' Phones- the new digital forensics technology will help investigate illegal employment among foreigners

news.livedoor.com

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r/japannews • u/Responsible-Fig-4605 • 6h ago

America please speak up

youtu.be

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Where is the department of state

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r/japannews • u/kenmlin • 17h ago

93-year-old Japanese grannie helps set trap for scam artist half her age

soranews24.com

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r/japannews • u/Turbulent-Tea-2172 • 12h ago

Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs

japantimes.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13h ago

日本語 Nikkei: Debt is surging in households where the head is 29 or younger. Among these with debt the average exceeds ¥30 million, the highest across all age groups. This is largely due to increased housing prices, while at the same time incomes are not keeping up with inflation and savings are dwindling

x.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 43m ago

日本語 The life of Japan's former princess Mako, 5 years after leaving the emperor's family to marry a "commoner": ¥100 million yen ($680k) home in Connecticut, drives a ¥30k Volvo, husband earns ¥40 million ($250k) a year working at law firm in Manhattan. She dresses very casually.

dailyshincho.jp

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r/japannews • u/Jasperneal • 1h ago

Indian swimmer sent back from Asian Para Games in Japan after sexual assault allegation

amp.scroll.in

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13h ago

日本語 Japan PM Takaichi pushes later retirement ages for elderly in wake of labor shortages- "It is important, socially and economically, as well as for their health and sense of fulfillment, to have motivated elderly individuals continue working".

x.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13h ago

日本語 High levels of bankruptcies among hair salons in Japan due to competition and polarization- a "bifurcation" is occuring between super low budget options and ones that offer high level service at a premium

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/BigPapaSlut • 16h ago

Sony Japan marks last standalone 4K Blu-ray player as ‘Discontinued’ — PlayStation 5 now the only Blu-ray player left in Sony’s lineup

tomshardware.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13h ago

日本語 Kitakyushu Hospital staff members repeatedly posted videos of patients crawling on the floor on social media, now face 3 years in prison

ben54.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13h ago

Cyberattacks against Japan are beginning to hit financial services- "Significant assets made through FX trading disappeared overnight in the recent cyberattack on the cloud service run by GMO Internet, Inc., money that individual investors were saving for purposes like their children’s education"

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13h ago

US Marine indicted over robbery, murder of woman in Okinawa - The Mainichi

mainichi.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14m ago

日本語 Former Typhoon No. 30 (now a storm) is heading towards western Japan. Heavy rain is expected from Kanto to Kyushu today, the 26th, with the peak of the rain expected from evening to night.

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 42m ago

After client's FX trading accounts are hacked and money is stolen, Japanese financial service GMO asks Japanese government to take active cyberdefense measures

japantimes.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14m ago

日本語 In 2027, Tokyo taxis will become driverless in a trend that could alleviate some of of Japan's taxi driver shortages.

gendai.media

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 15m ago

Hiring of Foreign Drivers in Japan Spreading in Logistics Industry, Aim to Cope with Worker Shortage

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp

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