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

Four astronauts, including Japan’s Kimiya Yui, will return from the International Space Station earlier than scheduled due to a crew member facing a medical issue, NASA said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/astronaut-yui-return-iss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kimiyayui #nasa #jaxa #iss #space #us

A U.S. immigration agent shot dead a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid an immigration enforcement surge, the latest violent incident in President Donald Trump's nationwide migrant crackdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/world/crime-legal/us-minneapolis-woman-shot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #immigration #minnesota #guns

The Trump administration is gambling that it can intimidate Venezuela's inner circle with threats of further military action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/world/politics/trump-intimidation-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nicolasmaduro #venezuela #us #donaldtrump

For over a decade, the West has been pondering how to manage Ukraine’s inevitable subordination to Russia. It is time to change the half-hearted paradigm, Chrystia Freeland writes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/31/world/give-ukraine-back-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #russia

The world isn’t becoming multipolar — it’s becoming "multisphere." Overlapping power, blurred norms and rising coercion are redefining global risk in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/22/world/strategic-outlook-geopolitics-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #geopolitics #china #us #defense #sanaetakaichi #security #ukraine #europe

The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum will next year exhibit some 200 masterpieces of Japanese art mainly from the British Museum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/tokyo-art-museum/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #art #japaneseart #museums

Protesters thwarted a planned immigration operation in Lower Manhattan, forcing federal agents into retreat after blocking the ramp of a Department of Homeland Security parking garage near Chinatown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/world/protesters-disrupt-federal-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #immigration #us #newyork #donaldtrump

The Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex blaze on Wednesday has spotlighted the enduring role of city's 368,000 foreign domestic helpers, mostly women contracted from low-income Asian countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-foreign-domestic-helpers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #immigration

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to begin a 27-year prison sentence for a coup plot against his successor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/politics/bolsonaro-prison-brazil-coup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #jairbolsonaro #donaldtrump #luizinacioluladasilva #supremecourt

Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to court filings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/23/tech/meta-buried-social-media-harm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #meta #facebook #instagram #socialmedia #mentalhealth #us

After becoming the first foreign president of the prestigious Hosei University in March, Diana Khor has prioritized diversity on campus and fostering a spirit of globalization among the students. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/society/hosei-university-diana-khor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hoseiuniversity #dianakhor #education #universities #studyabroad

The governor of Niigata Prefecture, which is home to the world’s largest nuclear power plant, is set to give the approval this week for the plant’s restart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/niigata-governor-to-approve-nuclear-plant-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #tepco

After detecting faint traces of radiation in shipments to U.S. ports, authorities followed a trail that led to a factory park outside Jakarta, where they found radioactive Cesium-137 had been released into the air. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/us-radioactive-indonesia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #us #food #shoes #nuclearwaste #trade #radiation

Early evidence suggests that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, when given shortly before cancer immunotherapy, may significantly boost survival rates by activating the immune system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/12/world/can-covid-19-vaccine-save-cancer-patients/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #mrna #covid19 #vaccines #health #medicine #cancer

The Philippines evacuated over 100,000 residents on Sunday as Fung-wong intensified on into a super typhoon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/asia-pacific/philippines-fung-wong-super-typhoon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #typhoons #southeastasia

The U.S. has warned it could force airlines to cut up to 20% of flights if the government shutdown did not end, as U.S. airlines scramble to make unprecedented government-imposed reductions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/world/us-flight-cuts-shutdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #republicans #democrats #congress #donaldtrump #airlines #tourism

Despite familiar threats of synthetic alternatives and a declining workforce, Shiga Prefecture's persimmon dyers believe the traditional craft is still worth the effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/01/style-design/persimmon-dyeing-textiles-shiga-crafts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #japanesecrafts #textiles #rurallife

Lawmaker Kei Sato, who was at the scene of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, appeared at the trial of the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, as a witness Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-pm-abe-shooting-trial-witness-testimony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #keisato #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #japanesecourts #nara

Despite all the enthusiasm for AI, the signal from bond markets suggests that investors are unconvinced that the technology will generate sustained or widespread growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/27/world/what-the-markets-really-think-about-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ai #artificialintelligence #openai #google #anthropic #deepseek #markets #globaleconomy

Members of Japanese ruling and opposition parties expressed their sadness over the death of former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/japan/politics/murayama-tributes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tomiichimurayama #yoheikono #shigeruishiba #mizuhofukushima #sanaetakaichi