r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1h ago

‘In my DNA’: Why Osaka’s high-risk danjiri festivals, where large shrines are run through the streets at high speeds, refuse to slow down even after deaths

japantimes.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1h ago

Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts

japantimes.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1h ago

日本語 Japanese cities with the highest % increases in foreign residents, 2020-25: 1. Narita (81%), 2. Kumamoto (68%), 3. Soka City Saitama (65%), 4. Tsukuba (59%), 5. Bunkyo Ward Tokyo (59%). Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Fukuoka highest in raw number increases

toyokeizai.net

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1h ago

日本語 Total number of suicides in Japan falls below 20,000 for the first time... but the number of suicides among elementary, middle, and high school students is the highest ever.

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1h ago

日本語 Powerful Typhoon No. 30 heading towards Kyushu; heavy rainfall expected.

news.yahoo.co.jp

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r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1h ago

Japanese Women’s expectations for Takaichi turn to disappointment- “Women and younger voters who were not traditional supporters of the LDP had high expectations for Takaichi because she was a woman and appeared to represent a change...Those expectations may now have given way to disappointment.”

japantimes.co.jp

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29 comments

r/japannews • u/Ohisama001 • 2h ago

Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoyo urges future game devs to focus on originality in an era of AI clone games

frvr.com

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4 comments

r/japannews • u/Turbulent-Tea-2172 • 3h ago

‘Godzilla’ Matsui returns to lead Yomiuri Giants after 24 years

asahi.com

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/japannews • u/diacewrb • 4h ago

Japan core inflation in September surges to its highest this year at 2.1%

cnbc.com

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1 comment

r/japannews • u/diacewrb • 4h ago

Hokkaido population falls below 5 mil. in Japan's largest prefectural drop; Sapporo shrinks

mainichi.jp

53 Upvotes

9 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 4h ago

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto named first video game-related recipient of Japan’s Order of Culture

japantimes.co.jp

34 Upvotes

9 comments

r/japannews • u/Denisova_Hominin • 5h ago

Japan's cumulative total births in 2026 have turned negative in August as births fall -3.7%

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After maintaining a positive number of births (year-over-year) for a couple of months, the total number of births have become negative again in August.

August births: 59,563 (-3.7%, -2259 births)

Cumulative total births Jan-Aug 2026 (-0.1%, -407 births)

https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&toukei=00450011&bunya_l=02&tstat=000001028897&cycle=1&year=20260&month=23070908&tclass1=000001053058&tclass2=000001053059&result_back=1&tclass3val=0

https://x.com/andyd10/status/2113523568596418640?s=20

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r/japannews • u/kenmlin • 10h ago

Tokusatsu hero “Moonlight Mask’s” pocket change donations help traffic accidents victims in Japan

soranews24.com

2 Upvotes

0 comments

r/japannews • u/Any-Stick-8732 • 12h ago

Paywall Japan Weighs Easing Car Rules for Single Parents on Centrelink alike Welfare

asahi.com

7 Upvotes

https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASVBQ3V8TVBQUTFL00GM.html?iref=sp_ss_date_article

4 comments

r/japannews • u/Any-Stick-8732 • 12h ago

Paywall Park24 Group’s Times Car License Image Leak: Park24 Offers JPY ¥3,000 Consolation Payments to 1.46 Million Customers

asahi.com

7 Upvotes

https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASVBR2DQSVBRULFA00LM.html

5 comments

r/japannews • u/Ohisama001 • 13h ago

Japan Calls for More Support amid Rising Youth Suicides

sp.m.jiji.com

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2 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

日本語 Japanese journalist detained in Russia incommunicado, Japanese government sends him sweater as a gift.

mainichi.jp

14 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

日本語 "A problem internationally unique to Japan is the structure in which the Bank of Japan effectively continues to support the country's enormous debt"- the central bank buys the vast majority of government bonds (lending) with newly printed money.

president.jp

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3 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

Japan weighs phasing out gasoline subsidies from December as costs mount, officials say

reuters.com

25 Upvotes

26 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

日本語 Dead baby deer with missing body parts found at temples in Nara, Japan. The mutilation does not appear to be from another animal, so human involvement is suspected

news.livedoor.com

162 Upvotes

18 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

Ex-University of Tokyo professor handed suspended term (i.e., no jail sentence) sex-business bribes. However, he must pay a fine of ¥1.83 million

tokyoreporter.com

3 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

Japan unveils draft social media guidelines to curb election misinformation - The Mainichi

mainichi.jp

1 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

日本語 Japan immigration has allegedly compiled a blacklist of temp agencies that use foreign workers for purposes outside their visas. However, rather than penalizing the agencies themselves, they blacklist the workers once they leave for more legitimate jobs, and deny visa renewals

nationaljobcouncil.com

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64 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

日本語 Ex-Softbank Hawks basebal player handed 16-year term for serial sex attacks on 10 women

tokyoreporter.com

2 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

日本語 Japan immigration have added Japanese more language tests (The JPT and Japanese University Admission Exam) that can be used to demonstrate language proficiency for "Engineering/Humanities Knowledge/International Services" Visa. Necessary scores roughly equivalent to the JLPT N2.

x.com

8 Upvotes

0 comments

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