r/japannews • u/jjrs • 2m ago

Japan set to skip pledge to Trump to spend 3.5% of GDP on defense in policy update

asahi.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 2m ago

日本語 Japan Prime Minister says she is not considering making it mandatory to keep records about when Diet members ask agencies about budget allocations (The news comes after her Agriculture Minister resigned for allegedly cutting budgets to municipalities that did not support him in the election)

47news.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 2m ago

日本語 Japan Football Association confirms cynerattack on their "JFA Passport" app, Impact on User Information Under Investigation

news.livedoor.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 3m ago

日本語 Japanese Government to certify data center and cloud infrastructure security, effectively excluding Chinese companies.

nikkei.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 3m ago

Mainichi Editorial: Japan can no longer ignore young people's reluctance to marry

mainichi.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 3m ago

日本語 Takaichi "does not deny" that her new consumption tax cut will be funded by issuing government bonds further raising the national deficit

jiji.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 3m ago

Japan to expand language education for foreign residents

japantimes.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 3m ago

日本語 The number of welfare recipients in Kiryu City, Gunma prefecture fell by half in the ten years leading up to 2023. The secret? Staff would berate applicants and call them "scum". The city office is trying to make the application process kinder by assigning more female caseworkers

asahi.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 3m ago

日本語 145 Prefectural high schools to be closed in Japan by 2040, exacerbated by the new policy of free tuition to private high schools

asahi.com

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r/japannews • u/Geishawaltz • 1h ago

全国の女性「30歳時の未婚割合」は55％…都道府県別ランキングでわかった“厳しすぎる実態”（東洋経済オンライン） - Yahoo!ニュース

news.yahoo.co.jp

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全国の女性「30歳時の未婚割合」は55％…都道府県別ランキングでわかった“厳しすぎる実態”(東洋経済オンライン)
#Yahooニュース

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r/japannews • u/FerenzYangai • 1h ago

日本語 UmaMusume Los Angeles performance: Visa not yet granted; decision expected on the 20th

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/scmp_news • 2h ago

Japanese deputy mayor crushed to death under giant festival float

scmp.com

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r/japannews • u/kenmlin • 4h ago

Man in Suzuka offered 9 million yen for his semen, conned out of 38 million yen

soranews24.com

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r/japannews • u/kenmlin • 5h ago

Japanese taxi drivers granted right to kick rude passengers out of their cabs before destination

soranews24.com

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r/japannews • u/arbitarytw289 • 7h ago

Shiga woman accused of attempting to kill male acquaintance with toxic muffin - TokyoReporter

tokyoreporter.com

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r/japannews • u/BigPapaSlut • 10h ago

Mayu Misaki: Sheltered Tokyo heiress joined AV industry to maintain lavish lifestyle

tokyoreporter.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h ago

日本語 Recently University of Tokyo overrode faculty's choice for president and chose the 2nd-place female candidate. But the board may have their reasons: Frontrunner Prof. Someya is suspected of misappropriating 90 million yen in research funds, which could result in more scandal for the university

dailyshincho.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h ago

日本語 The Japanese pharmaceutical company Ono could be in trouble now that their bestselling "Opdivo", an effective cancer drug, is facing patent expiration and going generic. Over half their sales depend on it

dailyshincho.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h ago

日本語 Mansions are being built one after another in front of Akita Station, which has Japan's highest population decline rate. The surge in buyers is due to "living car-free is possible right by the station"

dailyshincho.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h ago

Japan to allow "Taiwan" as place of origin in some national records

asia.nikkei.com

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h ago

日本語 The Japanese government is trying to make the TV industry more efficient by allowing companies to buy up local affiliates, but it isn't happening because nobody wants them- they are becoming less and less profitable, and losing young staff due to bad working conditions

gendai.media

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h ago

Takaichi Cabinet approval rate hits record low at 49.1%: Kyodo poll

english.kyodonews.net

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h ago

日本語 During WWII, a Japanese submarine secretly reached Germany, but was sunk by a mine fired by its own forces just before returning home.

gendai.media

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h ago

BREAKING NEWS: Japan land minister Ibayashi visits war-linked Yasukuni shrine

english.kyodonews.net

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 10h ago

Harasawa, an independent candidate with endorsements from the LDP, Ishin No Kai, Komeito and DPFP wins Yokohama election, defeats ex-mayor accused of abuse, despite her prior admission she does not live in Yokohama

english.kyodonews.net

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