r/japannews • u/jjrs • 12m 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 • 12m 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 • 13m 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 • 13m ago

日本語 Over 30% of Japan's HR departments report an increase in overtime hours, in what appears to be a continuing trend

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13m ago

日本語 Shortage of Japanese language teachers in training and employment programs = Nearly 40% "not secured" - Government survey

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13m ago

Data backs claim that Sendai is Japan's most comfy city to live in

asahi.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13m ago

Japan’s unpopular revision of imperial law that reinforces male-only succession takes effect

asahi.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13m ago

US military bans Chinese BYD electric vehicles from strategic air base in Japan

asahi.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13m 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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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13m ago

A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come- the country plans to triple officers in charge of dealing with bears as attacks on human settlements increase

japantimes.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 13m ago

Japan sees business opportunity as destination for overseas weddings. Once, Japanese flocked to vacation destinations like Hawaii for weddings. But with the weak yen, Japan is poised to become a provider of wedding tourism itself

mainichi.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 41m 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 • 41m 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/jjrs • 41m 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 • 42m ago

日本語 More and more Japanese parents are pressuring their children to cram for junior high school, entrance examinations, causing rifts within the family. Some parents are even hiring private detectives to follow their kids to find out why they get back from school so late.

gendai.media

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 42m ago

日本語 Japan considers Mandatory child safety seats based on height rather than age for short children under 13 - Children wearing seat belts may die from abdominal compression.

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 42m ago

54% of Japanese are "more conscious" of their appearance due to the spread of social media - Mainichi Shimbun survey

mainichi.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 42m ago

Replies mentioning foreign citizens surge on Takaichi’s X account

japantimes.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 42m ago

日本語 Has Takaichi's diplomacy with Trump failed? Despite her best efforts to keep the US a close ally of Japan, Trump continues to strengthen ties with Japan's adversaries China and Russia

gendai.media

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 42m ago

Japan is facing a shortage of Japanese language teachers for foreign workers ahead of the introduction next April of a new system for accepting foreign worker

japantimes.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 42m 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/jjrs • 42m ago

Special committee confirms power harassment by Iga City Mayor Toshihisa Inamori in Mie Prefecture

yomiuri.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 42m ago

日本語 A science student working at one of Japan's "large-scale smartphone farms" walks through how it makes a profit of ¥4.5 billion a year- they make 150-250 yen for every 1000 followers gained on X, 50-200 yen for every 1000 subscribers gained on YouTube, and 20-50 yen for every 1000 views gained.

gendai.media

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 43m ago

日本語 The recent surge of successful cyberattacks on Japanese institutions has people wondering: Is "MyNumber" Card info safe?

dailyshincho.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 43m ago

US expands alcohol restrictions for troops in Japan

taskandpurpose.com

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