June 16, 2026After criticism from Sanseito’s Kamiya that Japan’s LGBT Awareness Act could allow trans women to use women’s bathrooms, the Minster in Charge has made it clear that the Act will not grant rights to LGBT people, and instead simply promotes “understanding”. Japan
June 16, 2026Takaichi’s cabinet members have been embroiled in numerous scandals, from having sex with mistresses in the Diet Member’s office building to bringing them into hotels funded by public money. This series of mixing public and private affairs indicates sloppy crisis management around the Prime Minister Japan
June 15, 2026DVIDS – News – Illinois Air Guard Engineers Bolster Readiness, Fortify U.S.-Japan Alliance at Yokota Japan
June 15, 2026Nirrin Technologies and S.T. Japan Announce Exclusive Distribution Partnership for TALOS™ in Japan Japan
June 15, 2026A debate between Japanese, Korean, & Chinese net users asked a fascinating question: Why did Japanese keep Chinese characters while Korean largely dropped them? The answer involves language structure, colonialism, and even a quixotic attempt to replace Japanese with French. Japan
June 15, 2026Tokyo prosecutors decide not to press charges against shop owners and others involved in allegedly forcing a 12-year-old Thai girl to provide sexual services. The defendant had stated “I didn’t know she was a minor. I can’t speak Thai, so I left the hiring to the store manager, who is a Thai”. Japan
