Toyoake, Japan Proposes Two-Hour Daily Smartphone Limit
The municipal government of Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, has proposed a groundbreaking ordinance that would recommend all 69,000 residents limit their ...
Tag: Japan
How YouTube Created a Generation of Xenophobic Voters in Japan
Yuta Kato, a 38-year-old Tokyo hairdresser, represents Japan’s new wave of nationalist voters—those radicalized by YouTube algorithms and anti-immigrant rhetoric. ...
Exit Polls Show Japan’s Government Losing Grip
Exit polls show Japan’s government losing grip on its hold over the upper house after Sunday’s election. The ruling Liberal ...
Japan’s Radical Plan to Reshape Life for Foreigners
Japan has established a powerful new government body to address growing national anxieties about the country's record 3.8 million foreign ...
Trump Hits Japan And South Korea With New Tariffs
US President Donald Trump has announced fresh tariffs on Japan and South Korea, warning both countries to expect serious consequences ...
Trump Threatens Japan With 35% Tariffs as Deadline Nears
The US President Donald Trump has warned Japan could face steep tariffs of 30-35% if no trade agreement is reached ...
Japan Suspends Brazil Chicken Imports After Bird Flu
Japan has implemented immediate poultry import restrictions on products from Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, specifically banning all chicken ...
California Overtakes Japan as World’s 4th Largest Economy in GDP Rankings
California has officially overtaken Japan as the world's fourth-largest economy, with new IMF and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data ...
Man Sentenced to Jail for Attempted Murder of Former Japan Prime Minister
A 25-year-old man, Ryuji Kimura, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to murder Japan’s former Prime ...
Japan Airlines Restores Systems After Cyberattack Disrupts Flights
Japan Airlines (JAL) has suffered a cyberattack that threw the proverbial wrench into their festive operations at a time when ...
Scandal-Stricken Election Leaves Japan’s Leadership in Limbo
Japan's political stability faces a serious challenge following the recent general election, where Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s scandal-tainted ruling coalition ...
Japan’s Ruling Coalition Projected to Lose Majority in Punishing Election
Despite efforts to boost public support, Japan's ruling coalition is projected to lose its parliamentary majority following Sunday’s general election, ...
Japan Makes Warmish Attempt to Bridge Gender Gap in Politics as Election Nears
According to report issued by the government in 2021, the issues facing political women in in Japan include gender stereotypes, ...
Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo Wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo, a group representing survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel ...
Japan Shuts Down Airport After Explosion Near Runway
A regional airport in southwest Japan has been shut on Wednesday after a U.S. bombshell —which experts have said likely ...
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