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Photo posted on Twitter by @Mitchan_599 shows the Tokyo Metro ticket machines at Higashi Ginza Station, with warnings plastered everywhere, indicating they aren't for the Toei Asakusa Line. Presumably, tourists kept making mistakes.
December 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Photo posted on Twitter by @Mitchan_599 shows the Tokyo Metro ticket machines at Higashi Ginza Station, with warnings plastered everywhere, indicating they aren't for the Toei Asakusa Line. Presumably, tourists kept making mistakes.
There's a dalmation police dog called Himawari (sunflower). mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Spot on: Dalmatian police dog Himawari debuts in Japan's Niigata Pref. - The Mainichi
NIIGATA -- A Dalmatian police dog named Himawari (sunflower) recently debuted in Niigata Prefecture and is poised to be deployed for one year to assis
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December 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
There's a dalmation police dog called Himawari (sunflower). mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Mainichi has an English report on a woman in a similar position - without the complication of a child - who took the philanderer to court, and won damages. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
December 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Mainichi has an English report on a woman in a similar position - without the complication of a child - who took the philanderer to court, and won damages. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
A teenager spent ten minutes in the luggage hold of a coach from Fukuoka Airport. The driver didn't realize he'd climbed in to get his bag when he got off at his stop. He contacted his family, who then got the bus company to radio the driver. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
高速バスのトランクルームに男性客を閉じ込めて走行…運転手「荷物を取って帰ったと思い込んだ」
【読売新聞】 九州産交バス（熊本市）は２６日、トランクルームに１０歳代の男性客を閉じ込めたまま、高速バスが約１０分間走行していたと発表した。４０歳代の男性運転手が、トランクの扉を閉める際に内部の確認を怠った。男性客にけがはなかった。
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December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A teenager spent ten minutes in the luggage hold of a coach from Fukuoka Airport. The driver didn't realize he'd climbed in to get his bag when he got off at his stop. He contacted his family, who then got the bus company to radio the driver. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
Chiba is the only prefecture on Honshu where you don't find bears. Ibaraki and Osaka used to be bear-free but a car hit a bear in Ibaraki in 2006, while one was captured in Osaka in 2014. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
本州唯一の「クマなし県」、縄文時代まで遡っても痕跡確認されず…「仮に来ても定着しない」
【読売新聞】 東北地方を中心にクマによる人身被害が深刻化する中、千葉県は本州で唯一、クマが生息していない。過去の生息情報もない。クマがいる近隣都県の山林と県境の間には広大な市街地が広がっており、クマが県内に来にくい状況にあることなど
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December 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Chiba is the only prefecture on Honshu where you don't find bears. Ibaraki and Osaka used to be bear-free but a car hit a bear in Ibaraki in 2006, while one was captured in Osaka in 2014. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
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It's that time of year again. My wife's cat balls calendar has arrived.
December 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's that time of year again. My wife's cat balls calendar has arrived.
A Chiba Prefecture staffer was arrested for drunk driving on Christmas Eve. He was found asleep at the wheel of his car in the early hours. The front of his car was sunk in a rice paddy. He remembers drinking but not then getting in his car to drive. www.sankei.com/article/2025...
千葉県職員が飲酒運転で逮捕 田んぼに車突っ込み、そのまま寝込む 容疑を否認
千葉県警茂原署は24日、同県茂原市の市道で飲酒運転したとして、道交法違反（酒酔い運転）の疑いで県畜産総合研究センター市原乳牛研究所主幹の千葉耕司容疑者（54）…
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December 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A Chiba Prefecture staffer was arrested for drunk driving on Christmas Eve. He was found asleep at the wheel of his car in the early hours. The front of his car was sunk in a rice paddy. He remembers drinking but not then getting in his car to drive. www.sankei.com/article/2025...
2025 in a nutshell. On the left, a report from January saying Ibaraki lifted nationality restrictions for clerical council jobs. Mie, which had already done that, today says it's reviewing the policy out of security concerns. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
December 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
2025 in a nutshell. On the left, a report from January saying Ibaraki lifted nationality restrictions for clerical council jobs. Mie, which had already done that, today says it's reviewing the policy out of security concerns. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
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NOT THE SAMURAI RESTAURANT IN SHINJUKU SAMPLING THE HYMN OF THE FAYTH
December 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
NOT THE SAMURAI RESTAURANT IN SHINJUKU SAMPLING THE HYMN OF THE FAYTH
Sapporo is selling its real estate business to US private equity form KKR. well-known holdings include Yebisu Garden Place, once the home to the original brewery for Yebisu Beer, and Ginza Place. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/24/s...
Japan's Sapporo Holdings to sell real estate business in $3 billion deal with KKR and PAG
The move is because Sapporo wants to concentrate management resources on its core beer business.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Sapporo is selling its real estate business to US private equity form KKR. well-known holdings include Yebisu Garden Place, once the home to the original brewery for Yebisu Beer, and Ginza Place. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/24/s...
Yesterday, Tokyo Hakuzen held a press conference to explain why they raised the price of cremations to 90,000 yen. They say costs are now 80,000 yen, though wouldn't indicate whether the new profit margin is also higher than before. www.sankei.com/article/2025...
December 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Yesterday, Tokyo Hakuzen held a press conference to explain why they raised the price of cremations to 90,000 yen. They say costs are now 80,000 yen, though wouldn't indicate whether the new profit margin is also higher than before. www.sankei.com/article/2025...
Some recent visitors asked about shelves full of シャンメリー(Chanmery) which prompts me to repeat an old thread. Chanmery is a carbonated soft drink, with a cap that sounds like a champagne cork popping when you open it.
December 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Some recent visitors asked about shelves full of シャンメリー(Chanmery) which prompts me to repeat an old thread. Chanmery is a carbonated soft drink, with a cap that sounds like a champagne cork popping when you open it.
City data indicates there are more Nepalese residents in Fukuoka than Chinese. Chinese took over the top spot from Koreans around 2002. Since 2000, the Nepalese population had grown 300-fold. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Nepalese population in Fukuoka up nearly 300-fold in 25 years, topping Chinese residents - The Mainichi
FUKUOKA -- Nepalese nationals have become the largest foreign resident group in Fukuoka for the first time, surpassing Chinese residents as of the end
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December 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
City data indicates there are more Nepalese residents in Fukuoka than Chinese. Chinese took over the top spot from Koreans around 2002. Since 2000, the Nepalese population had grown 300-fold. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Next target for inbound tourists, edible suitcases. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
December 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Next target for inbound tourists, edible suitcases. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
The scene at Shin-Hōsono Station in Kyoto yesterday. The diagram shows how a car entered a level crossing, was struck by a train, caught fire, and was pushed along the tracks until it met another train coming the other way. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
December 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The scene at Shin-Hōsono Station in Kyoto yesterday. The diagram shows how a car entered a level crossing, was struck by a train, caught fire, and was pushed along the tracks until it met another train coming the other way. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
With Sony raising its stake in the Peanuts brand to 80%, a reminder that Snoopy was the very definition of a 迷惑外国人 in "It's Tokyo Charlie Brown!". www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
December 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
With Sony raising its stake in the Peanuts brand to 80%, a reminder that Snoopy was the very definition of a 迷惑外国人 in "It's Tokyo Charlie Brown!". www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Cleaners found human organs near the garbage area at Osaka Wholesale Market. They were in bottles, packed in boxes. Police believe they are medical waste, and someone wanted to avoid paying for the legally-required professional processing. www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
大阪の市場に人間の臓器放置か、瓶多数見つかる 医療廃棄物の可能性：朝日新聞
大阪市中央卸売市場（大阪市福島区）の敷地内で9月、人間の臓器のようなものが入った多数の瓶が放置されていたことが、捜査関係者への取材でわかった。 大阪府警は、瓶の形状や特徴などから、病院などで保管され…
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December 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Cleaners found human organs near the garbage area at Osaka Wholesale Market. They were in bottles, packed in boxes. Police believe they are medical waste, and someone wanted to avoid paying for the legally-required professional processing. www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
Kawaii Monster Land will open next February, where the old Harajuku Studio Alta used to be. This is the successor to the old Kawaii Monster Cafe. Takeshita Dori is going to be impassable at some point. contents.gendagigo.jp/kawaii-monst...
December 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Kawaii Monster Land will open next February, where the old Harajuku Studio Alta used to be. This is the successor to the old Kawaii Monster Cafe. Takeshita Dori is going to be impassable at some point. contents.gendagigo.jp/kawaii-monst...
10 years ago, Yamanashi had 75 wineries to Nagano's 32. At the end of October 2025. Yamanashi had 94, and Nagano 93. Nagano thinks it could well claim top spot next year. Climate change may be a factor. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
山梨が長年首位のワイナリー数ランキング、長野が１差に肉薄…長野の関係者「来年にも日本一になるだろう」
【読売新聞】 長年、ワイナリー数が全国２位だった長野県が、トップの山梨県を追い抜こうとしている。温暖化でワイン用ブドウ栽培の適地が従来より涼しい地域へと変化したためだ。国税庁などによると、１０年前は山梨が７５か所で、２位長野（３２か
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December 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
10 years ago, Yamanashi had 75 wineries to Nagano's 32. At the end of October 2025. Yamanashi had 94, and Nagano 93. Nagano thinks it could well claim top spot next year. Climate change may be a factor. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
Taito Ward has reached a court-sanctioned agreement with the 32 shops in Denboin St. They will leave by the end of July 2026, paying some rent for the remaining period but avoiding any backpayments for illegal occupation. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Taito Ward has reached a court-sanctioned agreement with the 32 shops in Denboin St. They will leave by the end of July 2026, paying some rent for the remaining period but avoiding any backpayments for illegal occupation. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
A new poster and slogan have been unveiled.「ゴミを捨てるとお金も捨てることになるよ」on the Japanese version, and "If you throw trash, you lose cash" on the English. Bin enforcement starts 1st of April, 2026, and litterer enforcement on the 1st of June, 2026. www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kusei/hodo/h...
December 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A new poster and slogan have been unveiled.「ゴミを捨てるとお金も捨てることになるよ」on the Japanese version, and "If you throw trash, you lose cash" on the English. Bin enforcement starts 1st of April, 2026, and litterer enforcement on the 1st of June, 2026. www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kusei/hodo/h...
Eggdrop, a Korean egg sandwich chain, has opened its first store in Japan on Aoyama Dori. www.shibukei.com/headline/196...
青山通りに韓国発エッグサンド「エッグドロップ」日本1号店
韓国発エッグサンド専門店「EGGDROP（エッグドロップ）」の日本1号店「EGGDROP AOYAMA（エッグドロップ青山店）」（港区北青山3、TEL 03-6432-9494）が11月22日、表参道・青山通りにオープンした。
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December 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Eggdrop, a Korean egg sandwich chain, has opened its first store in Japan on Aoyama Dori. www.shibukei.com/headline/196...
The formal move to Hepburn romanization has advanced another stage. The Cabinet has agreed with the recommendation made by the Agency of Cultural Affairs in August, and will make an official announcement on the 22nd. www.yomiuri.co.jp/kyoiku/kyoik...
ローマ字表記「ヘボン式」に７１年ぶり改定、閣議決定…千葉は「ｔｉｂａ」から「ｃｈｉｂａ」に
【読売新聞】 政府は１６日、「訓令式」を基本としてきたローマ字表記について、英語の発音に近い「ヘボン式」とするよう閣議決定した。２２日に内閣告示される。 現行の表記方法は１９５４年の告示に基づいており、７１年ぶりの改定となる。 訓令
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December 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The formal move to Hepburn romanization has advanced another stage. The Cabinet has agreed with the recommendation made by the Agency of Cultural Affairs in August, and will make an official announcement on the 22nd. www.yomiuri.co.jp/kyoiku/kyoik...
Viral tweet shows a Family Mart salmon onigiri selling for 235 yen. Text says "Wasn't it not so long ago this was around 100 yen?" Any talk about high prices on social media gets a lot of attention these days.
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Viral tweet shows a Family Mart salmon onigiri selling for 235 yen. Text says "Wasn't it not so long ago this was around 100 yen?" Any talk about high prices on social media gets a lot of attention these days.
Police in Nagareyama, Chiba, arranged for ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman to address pupils at a junior high school about cross-cultural exchange. That's not a sentence a younger me would have expected to write. www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/455803
「来日する外国人の99.9％は怖くない」 マーティ・フリードマンさんが中学生に伝えた異文化交流の大切さ：東京新聞デジタル
ヘビーメタルバンド「メガデス」の全盛期を支えたギタリストで、現在、日本を拠点に活動する米国出身のマーティ・フリードマンさん（63）が1...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Police in Nagareyama, Chiba, arranged for ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman to address pupils at a junior high school about cross-cultural exchange. That's not a sentence a younger me would have expected to write. www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/455803