Notices by The Japan Times (thejapantimes@mastodon.social), page 2

A U.S. appeals court judge said Nazis were given more rights to contest their removal from the United States during World War II than Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/world/crime-legal/nazis-venezuelans-trump-judge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #venezuela #elsalvador #us #republicans #donaldtrump

For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how people should act in the event of an eruption of Mount Fuji, recommending residents stay at home to prevent panic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/society/mount-fuji-evacuation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mountfuji #tokyo

With Japan endorsing climate targets criticized as unambitious, activists in the country are looking to education and more tailored strategies to make an impact. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/16/climate-change/climate-activists-search-breakthrough/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #fridaysforfuture #japanyouthcouncil #climateyouthjapan #emissions

The U.S. Defense Department said it is working to restore a deleted webpage hosting an iconic photo of six Marines hoisting an American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, following an uproar over its removal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/19/japan/politics/us-pentagon-dei-japan-removals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #military #defense #donaldtrump #wwii #history #censorship

The Japanese, Chinese and South Korean governments are considering holding a meeting of their trade ministers in Seoul later this month in what would be their first meeting since the one held in Beijing in December 2019. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/15/economy/japan-china-south-korea-trade-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #trade #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #tradewar

Two Japanese tourists in their 20s were detained for two weeks in China, then deported, for taking photos showing an exposed buttocks at the Great Wall, local media reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/japanese-tourists-china-great-wall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #tourism #greatwall #worldheritage

Police have confirmed dozens of wounds on a 22-year-old woman who died after being stabbed while live-streaming in Tokyo's busy Takadanobaba district on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/japan/crime-legal/wounds-tokyo-stabbing-victim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #murder #stabbings #takadanobaba

As Japan draws lessons from the Ukraine war and prepares for a potential similar crisis closer to home, it's also taking a page from Poland's role in the conflict, Warsaw's envoy to Tokyo told The Japan Times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/politics/poland-ambassador-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #poland #polandjapanrelations #taiwan #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #china #pla #defense

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a veiled swipe at the United States, says that major powers "should not bully the weak." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/asia-pacific/politics/china-major-powers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #ukraine #wangyi

A group of Japanese high school students called for the abolition of nuclear weapons Wednesday in New York, where a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is underway. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/society/students-nuclear-abolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #highschools #students #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #newyork #un #nihonhidankyo #indigenouspeople #nobelprize

Food waste has become an escalating global issue as landfills overflow and resources are squandered. Could black soldier flies be the solution? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/02/28/sustainability/entomal-sustainable-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability

Low vaccination rates contributed to the re-emergence of a disease declared eradicated in the U.S. 25 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/02/27/world/measles-outbreak-avoidable/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #texas #measles #vaccinations #health #medicine #cdc #fda

Keio University has said that its ethics committee has approved clinical research in which women without uteruses are given transplants of other people's uteruses in order to become pregnant and give birth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/28/japan/science-health/keio-university-uterus-transplant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #keiouniversity #pregnancy #transplants

As a rift emerges on Ukraine, Kyiv's ambassador to Tokyo says Japan must take on a bigger role on the global stage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/politics/ukrainian-ambassador-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #russiajapanrelations #ukrainejapanrelations #asia #indopacific #china #taiwan #northkorea #sdf #defense

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told the Group of Seven ministers in Munich that Japan remains firm on supporting Ukraine and sanctioning Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/16/japan/iwaya-vows-russia-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #iwayatakeshi #russiasanctions

For the first time, Japan will tap its rice stockpile to ease distribution bottlenecks, which have led to elevated prices for the staple grain despite last year's higher production. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/14/japan/government-rice-stockpile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #takueto #food

Congo's recent deadly outbreak of a mysterious "Disease X" was in fact caused by malaria, a treatable illness. Access must be at the core of drug development to prevent cases like this. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/02/13/world/treating-preventable-disease-access/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #health #healthcare #medicine #pharmaceuticals #innovation #biotechnology #malaria #covid19vaccines

Your Japanese friends may be hearing terms like "DEI" and "woke" a lot in the news, words that are difficult to translate directly. Learn Japanese phrases that explain context and nuance to help them out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/09/language/translating-woke-japanese-words/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #diversity #jlptn3 #grammar

With a style that is intimate and unobtrusive, documentary director Kaku Arakawa has spent decades filming anime auteur Hayao Miyazaki to reveal the man beyond the myth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/01/31/film/kaku-arakawa-hayao-miyazaki-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #hayaomiyazaki #studioghibli #anime #japanesefilm #documentary

A massive sinkhole engulfed a truck in Saitama Prefecture on Tuesday morning, trapping the driver and triggering an extensive rescue operation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/29/japan/crime-legal/sinkhole-saitama-truck/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #trucks #japanesepolice