Japan strengthens proposal for disaster prevention cooperation with ASEAN
As natural disasters occur more frequently worldwide, Japan aims to actively promote pre-disaster measures, an area where it has a strong track record.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Law takes effect allowing guns for bear control in Japan’s residential areas amid increase in attacks
Under the revised law, municipal governments have the discretion to allow hunters to engage in “emergency hunting with guns.”
Japanese automakers try to regain ground lost to Chinese car firms in Thailand with low-priced HVs
In Thailand, Japanese automakers’ share of new vehicle sales used to be more than 90% but may fall below 70% this year.
126 died over 5-year period during Japan’s assistance projects in developing countries
In the five-year period until fiscal 2023, 258 accidents occurred, wherein most cases, the cause of the fatalities was carelessness, mainly because awareness of safety measures…
Some minors in Japan using AI to generate sexual images of peers from school photos
The majority of the victims are junior high and high school students, but elementary school children have also been involved.
U.S. MQ-9 recon drones to be officially deployed at Japan’s Kadena Air Base to increase surveillance capabilities
The formal deployment is likely to be opposed by Okinawa Prefecture and related municipalities, which may view it as increasing the burden of hosting the base.
Preservation of Japan’s leprosariums a challenge as age of residents creates time limit
Residents in the National Sanatorium Tama Zensho-en and others compiled a future vision to preserve the facilities for future generations, aiming to convey the history of…
Trade regulations for eels proposed by CITES for sustainability reasons as Japan argues restrictions would affect imports
Japan argues that the international trade of Japanese eels does not pose any extinction threat.
PM Modi says India will work more closely with Japan on defence in interview with Yomiuri Shimbun
PM Modi said the Japan-India Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation, which is to be revised during his visit on Aug 29, Friday, will “advance our ambition for shaping a…
Suicide attempts caused 3,400 minors in Japan to be transported by ambulance in 2022
In that year, the number of elementary, junior high and high school students who died by suicide topped 500 for the first time. The analysis suggests that an even greater number…