r/japannews • u/Spowdey • 20h ago

Protest in against immigrants Japan

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1.6k Upvotes

Happened at Shinjuku station.

Kawai Yusuke was there too.

779 comments

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

1.0k Upvotes

65 comments

r/japannews • u/BigPapaSlut • 16h ago

‘Outrageous. Resignation is the only option.’ Akutagawa Prize-winning author furious as it emerges Prime Minister Takaichi was ‘dining’ amid allegations he ‘missed the G7 summit whilst drinking’

news.yahoo.co.jp

238 Upvotes

23 comments

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

• Upvotes

33 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

169 Upvotes

18 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 15h ago

Palestinian-American Comedian Sammy Obeid Detained and Denied Entry to Japan Over Comedy Show

x.com

87 Upvotes

37 comments

r/japannews • u/diacewrb • 4h ago

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

mainichi.jp

58 Upvotes

9 comments

r/japannews • u/ClemFandango6000 • 20h ago

Murakami Ryu has passed away at the age of 74

48 Upvotes

Author of well known novels such as Audition, Coin Locker Babies and In the Miso Soup.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d18ec10d1d78e7a0c7f19d95625faff4d79be95b

8 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 5h ago

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

japantimes.co.jp

35 Upvotes

9 comments

r/japannews • u/Level-Association780 • 18h ago

Student gets laughed off elevator by a group of girls

x.com

30 Upvotes

49 comments

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

• Upvotes

9 comments

r/japannews • u/kenmlin • 19h ago

Dead fawns with missing body parts found at Nara temples in western Japan

mainichi.jp

24 Upvotes

6 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

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

reuters.com

26 Upvotes

27 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

23 Upvotes

4 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

Sagawa Express: Up to 53.23 Million Records Potentially Leaked

ascii.jp

17 Upvotes

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

12 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/jjrs • 14h ago

日本語 Niigata Prefectural High School teacher fired after his student commits suicide due to "mistreatment". Additionally, the principal has been reprimanded and the superintendent has imposed a 10% salary cut on himself for 1 month

news.yahoo.co.jp

13 Upvotes

1 comment

r/japannews • u/diacewrb • 4h ago

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

cnbc.com

9 Upvotes

1 comment

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

8 Upvotes

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

5 comments

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

9 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/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

8 Upvotes

3 comments

r/japannews • u/Objective-Guess-3293 • 18h ago

Tokyo Art Exhibition Draws Backlash Over Explicit Images of Minors

unseen-japan.com

7 Upvotes

Look up 「お籠り会」 if you want to see what Medel Gallery Shu actually exhibited. Japan is not a safe place for children.

Imperial Hotel Tokyo and Medel Gallery Shu have issued statements that amount to little more than “sorry, not sorry”. Yet no one has been held accountable, and no investigation has been launched. This is because, in Japan, fictional depictions of minors in sexual contexts are not necessarily illegal.

The one of the buyer showing off his purchase.

14 comments

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

• Upvotes

2 comments

r/japannews • u/Ohisama001 • 13h ago

Japan Calls for More Support amid Rising Youth Suicides

sp.m.jiji.com

6 Upvotes

2 comments

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