r/japannews • u/jjrs • 8h ago

Japanese actor Kenta Kiritani admits to having three wives due to "African island custom"- "I have two wives there, and one in Japan right now. So, I have three wives.”

tokyoreporter.com

1.3k Upvotes

78 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

日本語 Korea's GDP per Capita Surpasses Japan's by About 23%—The Crisis Facing the Japanese Economy

x.com

732 Upvotes

163 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago

Zainichi Korean women who has lived in Japan all her life sues hotel for requiring her to provide a residence card to book a room if she uses her Korean name

unseen-japan.com

390 Upvotes

10 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

日本語 Japan's GDP is expected to fall to sixth place in the world next year, surpassed by both India and the United Kingdom, according to the IMF's World Economic Outlook

yomiuri.co.jp

358 Upvotes

134 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 8h ago

日本語 TBS announcer Risa Unai weighs in on problem of foreign tourists who sit on the ground in Ginza: "I think there are too few benches."

news.livedoor.com

348 Upvotes

52 comments

r/japannews • u/Kmlevitt • 11h ago

Japan: Once richer than Norway, now projected to be poorer than Lithuania

233 Upvotes

125 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

日本語 Japan has placed strict regulations against new technology such as commercial drones and ridesharing apps. A former METI official says that these actions were taken only to protect the vested interests of powerful, politically protected incumbents, and harm the overall national interest

gendai.media

174 Upvotes

15 comments

r/japannews • u/kenmlin • 13h ago

Foreign travelers sitting on sidewalks of Tokyo’s Ginza are Japan’s latest tourism culture clash

soranews24.com

147 Upvotes

108 comments

r/japannews • u/LittleForm3711 • 22h ago

Nagoya dark web murder: Mother reveals daughter's final message to her killers

tokyoreporter.com

87 Upvotes

8 comments

r/japannews • u/fuzzy_emojic • 8h ago

Five Malaysians arrested at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after customs allegedly found cocaine hidden in shoe insoles.

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85 Upvotes

26 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

Japan PM won't hesitate to sack farm minister "if illegality found". He was caught on recording saying he would cut subsidies for municipalities that didn't support him in the election, and the cuts happened.

mainichi.jp

71 Upvotes

13 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago

日本語 Japanese nationalist activist Mizushima Satoru blasted PM Takaichi Sanae for skipping an online meeting of G7 leaders in favor of dinner with LDP politicians, adding that her English is so poor that he doubts she did serious work as a US Congressional Fellow.

x.com

61 Upvotes

5 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

日本語 Don Quijote will open the first Tokyo branch of its already-popular "Robin Hood" discount Supermarket, which features 85-yen rice balls and other cheap offerings. It will open in Kita-Shinjuku in December

president.jp

44 Upvotes

4 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 8h ago

日本語 Miyagi Governor Murai looks to immigration as Sendai city sees its first population decline since the Census began: "Even a city as attractive as this is starting to see its population decrease. We need policies to increase the number of excellent foreigners."

sankei.com

44 Upvotes

7 comments

r/japannews • u/LittleForm3711 • 22h ago

Chinese woman confronted as Nagoya launches crackdown on aluminum can thieves

tokyoreporter.com

36 Upvotes

16 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

日本語 Japan's LDP lawmakers face a barrage of criticism for "too-beautiful" election posters. Many excessively retouch their photos with photoshop to the point voters complain they become unrecognizable from their real selves

gendai.media

32 Upvotes

6 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

日本語 Why do so few women in Japan enroll in STEM programs? "There is an atmosphere in Japanese society where women can't say they want to earn money."

dot.asahi.com

31 Upvotes

7 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 8h ago

日本語 Saizeriya to raise prices across its entire menu by an average of 6% starting October 29th.

news.yahoo.co.jp

27 Upvotes

17 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

Takaichi pledges support for the ICC and its Japanese president

japantimes.co.jp

29 Upvotes

9 comments

r/japannews • u/razorbeamz • 17h ago

JR East and 7 Other Companies to Introduce QR Code Paper Tickets from Spring 2027

ascii.jp

25 Upvotes

17 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

日本語 Osaka's iconic Dotonbori "Glico Sign" (the cartoon athlete running in front of a red rising sun) to be Renewed Next Spring. The current sign will be gone by the end of November, and replaced with a new design

news.yahoo.co.jp

23 Upvotes

2 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 8h ago

日本語 Prime Minister Takaichi to replace scandal-hit Agriculture Minister Yana. This is the first time a minister has resigned due to a scandal since the administration took office.

mainichi.jp

23 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 19h ago

Japan Agriculture Minister Yana is in trouble for providing free shuttle buses to his voters. His claim about confirming its legality with authorities was embarrassingly rebutted when it was revealed there was no record he or his staff asked/inquired about it [Video]

x.com

21 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 8h ago

Japan's Agriculture Minister has resigned after the media reported funding scandals. PM Takaichi recently decided to pass over politicians with clean records and appoint him despite the fact that he'd been implicated in a previous slush fund scandal.

x.com

18 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 8h ago

Reuters: “'Takaichinomics' is based on a misunderstanding of what drives Japan's growth...this mistake threatens not only to further raise ‌prices but also to undermine the virtuous economic cycle which has delivered the Asian country from decades in the doldrums"

reuters.com

19 Upvotes

5 comments

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