Notices by The Japan Times (thejapantimes@mastodon.social)

The consequences of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to strike Iranian nuclear sites may not be clear for some time to come — but they are expected to be lasting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/22/world/politics/trump-gamble-iran-attack-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #nuclearweapons #iran #israel #middleeast #usmilitary

While U.S. President Donald Trump weighs joining Israel’s assault on Iran, foreign policy vets and analysts argue that a negotiated deal, not an attack, is the only way to eliminate the threat of Tehran gaining a nuke. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/21/world/politics/deal-iranian-nuclear-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #israel #us #usmilitary #nuclearweapons #middleeast #donaldtrump

Japan will require banks and credit card companies to use IC chip-based identity verification for non-face-to-face account openings from April 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/20/japan/crime-legal/personal-identification-ic-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #personalinformation #mynumber #japanesepolice

The Hokkaido government says that memorial services at sea will be held between July 20 and Aug. 21 for former residents of the four Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan to mourn their ancestors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/18/japan/disputed-islands-memorial-trips/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #disputedislands #northernterritories #russia

The deal with China that U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed as a game-changing breakthrough actually represents little more than a reset back to earlier terms — and even that came at a cost. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/asia-pacific/politics/us-china-trade-fight-cost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #china #uschinarelations #donaldtrump #xijinping #rareearths #trade #tariffs

Six days after unrest began in Los Angeles — prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to send soldiers into the streets, over the furious protests of local officials — life in the city has been going on largely as normal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/12/world/politics/la-residents-trump-rhetoric/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #losangeles #california #us #donaldtrump #republicans #gavinnewsom

Kobe Gakuin University professor Yoshihiko Okabe was given the Golden Heart award by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for making great contributions for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/07/japan/kobe-professor-ukraine-award/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kobegakuinuniversity #yoshihikookabe #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy #ukraine

With the country set to vote on Tuesday for a new leader to replace ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, there has been an explosion of false claims online ranging from fake videos to bogus endorsements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/02/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-election-misinformation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol #handucksoo #kimmoonsoo #misinformation

Japan has kicked off its largest-ever defense exhibition as part of a move to highlight its growing openness to international collaboration and even the once-taboo topic of defense exports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/21/japan/dsei-japan-defense-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #dsei #defense #defenseministry #gennakatani #tech #sdf

China’s defiant stance in negotiating a tariff truce with the U.S. has convinced some countries they need to take a tougher position in their own trade talks with the Trump administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/19/economy/china-us-trade-truce-tougher-tactics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #us #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #donaldtrump

Noh and kabuki are teaming up with pop culture figures such as Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku for a kabuki show at the Osaka Expo and DJ Ken Ishii for Technoh Lab night at Suigian restaurant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/17/stage/kabuki-modern-hatsune-miku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #kabuki #noh #theater #hatsunemiku #shochiku #nakamurashido #kenishii #manjirotatsumi #umewakanoh

Ryuya Suzuki made a feature film alone in 18 months — and it’s a work of true vision. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/15/film/jinsei/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #ryuyasuzuki #japanesefilm

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology showed Japan's meter and kilogram prototypes to the press on Monday, ahead of the 150th anniversary of the conclusion of the 1875 Meter Convention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/14/japan/meter-kilogram-prototypes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tech #tsukuba

An unprecedented 83.4 million internally displaced people were registered in 2024 — equivalent to the entire population of Germany — amid mass displacement from conflicts as well as floods and giant cyclones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/13/world/society/83-million-displaced-worldwide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #un #refugees #sudan

Donald Trump’s effort to secure peace in Ukraine is reaching a decisive moment with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy challenging Vladimir Putin to engage in talks this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/12/world/politics/trump-zelenskyy-challenge-putin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #turkey #us #donaldtrump

Asian currencies turbocharged by dollar weakness are attaining rarely seen superlatives and triggering central bank intervention to curb excessive gains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/05/markets/dollar-decline-asian-currencies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #forex #dollar #asia #yen #yuan #china #hongkong #taiwan

Japan is hoping that U.S. President Donald Trump will visit the 2025 Osaka Expo, but any trip is likely to depend on how tariff negotiations develop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/03/japan/trump-expo-visit-tariff-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #us #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #tariffs

Germany's domestic intelligence service designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, setting off a diplomatic spat with the United States and fueling calls for the party to be banned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/03/world/politics/germany-afd-extremist-label/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #germany #surveillance #afd

Some 45% of full-time employees in Japan are “quiet quitters” — workers doing the bare minimum to meet their job requirements — according to a survey by job-matching company Mynavi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/society/quiet-quitter-japan-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #mynavi #workstylereform

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wrapped up their campaigns after at least 11 people died when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/world/politics/canada-election-vancouver-tragedy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #canada #markcarney #pierrepoilievre #vancouver