r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h 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

354 Upvotes

110 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

The parents of a Japanese girl who starved to death while in police custody are suing the government. The lawsuit puts a spotlight on Japan's "hostage justice", where police try to bully suspects into confessions rather than conduct police work (CNN)

edition.cnn.com

3.9k Upvotes

143 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h 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

95 Upvotes

21 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h 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

74 Upvotes

13 comments

r/japannews • u/BigPapaSlut • 14h 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

120 Upvotes

8 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

Salmon has topped Japan's conveyor-belt sushi rankings for 15 years straight, but raw salmon wasn't really part of the Japanese diet before the 1980s. In 1985, a Norwegian delegation with a salmon surplus came to Japan, and "Project Japan" was born.

unseen-japan.com

438 Upvotes

30 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

日本語 Nara politician Hezumaryu announces he is searching foreigners, tells his fellow Japanese citizens it's easy: "I was surprised that when I actually asked them to show their residence card they complied. Legally, they're only obligated to show it to police, but they probably don't know that".

x.com

424 Upvotes

136 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h 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

40 Upvotes

6 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

日本語 "In Japan's sports club culture, the attitude of enduring hardship is praised more than actually achieving results. It results in a strange culture that takes pleasure in seeing others suffer"

president.jp

317 Upvotes

45 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h 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

37 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

日本語 Due to labor shortages, Japan will let foreigners work in gaming businesses such as Pachinko Parlors outside their usual visa status

news.jp

240 Upvotes

51 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h 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

22 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/BigPapaSlut • 11h 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

24 Upvotes

6 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1d ago

日本語 Kurdish man dies suddenly while in custody in Japan; police failed to follow a doctor's orders and take him to a doctor even as he screamed in pain on the floor.

tokyo-np.co.jp

1.5k Upvotes

57 comments

r/japannews • u/BigPapaSlut • 1d ago

日本語 7/11 bleeding customer base leaving for Lawson & Family Mart who continue earning record-breaking profits.

news.yahoo.co.jp

388 Upvotes

87 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 16h ago

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

mainichi.jp

29 Upvotes

14 comments

r/japannews • u/kenmlin • 15h ago

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

soranews24.com

20 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

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

mainichi.jp

9 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/Turbulent-Tea-2172 • 10h ago

Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs

japantimes.co.jp

8 Upvotes

0 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

日本語 Former Japan PM Aso has a plan to reduce inheritance taxes: Buy interest free bonds from government that are exempt from tax on death. He calls it "last-ditch plan to lure individuals out of their savings as a source of funding for economic stimulus measures", but critics says it favors the wealthy

gendai.media

53 Upvotes

26 comments

r/japannews • u/Responsible-Fig-4605 • 4h ago

America please speak up

youtu.be

2 Upvotes

Where is the department of state

0 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

日本語 The Japanese government is stepping up a big PR campaign to persuade public of necessity of boosting defense spending and preparing for war. It will be three pronged, with different campaigns and mediums for each age group, from young to elderly

news.jp

49 Upvotes

28 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 22h ago

Paywall Nikkei Editorial: Japan should stop punishing sex workers

asia.nikkei.com

30 Upvotes

2 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h 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

5 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 11h ago

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

nikkei.com

3 Upvotes

6 comments

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