June 17, 2026“The natural free-market price of rice in Japan should have dropped to ¥1300/5kg by now…Japan Agriculture and the LDP have committed a grave sin by forcing citizens to buy rice at record-high prices despite households already struggling with high inflation”. Japan
June 16, 2026Numbers of unpaid NHK fees have dropped due to an increase in lawsuits against citizens that don’t pay, but backlash is growing-“Forcibly collecting fees even when people don’t watch NHK is absurd. It’s justified on the grounds of public service, but disaster information is available online now” Japan
June 16, 2026The serious reality of “post-bullying aftereffects” that torment adults in Japan: Approximately 40% of those in their 40s and 50s reported no improvement- “I’m still afraid of people’s stares and wonder if they’re talking about me. I have low self-esteem and think, ‘I’m no good anyway’.” Japan
June 16, 2026The truth behind surveys claiming “40% of Japan’s senior citizens ‘want’ to work”: The harsh reality for those in their late 60s is median annual income of 1.8 million yen, and a monthly deficit of 30,000 yen. For many, continuing to work is the only way to survive Japan
June 16, 2026Japan Eyes a Homegrown FMS System as Defense Exports Become a Strategic Tool – The Diplomat Japan
June 16, 2026A 25-year-old man, a member of a yakuza gang, has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a man after luring him with promises of earning around 3 million yen. He is suspected of attempting to force the man to work as a caller in a special fraud scheme overseas. Japan
June 16, 2026Dissatisfied with long hours and lower wages, Tokyo University graduates and career bureaucrats are resigning- “The Japanese practice of mass hiring new graduates, seniority-based wages and lifetime employment has reached its limit..Success on entrance exams is no longer guaranteed to be rewarded.” Japan
June 16, 2026Costco Japan food poisoning outbreak: Some customers who ate a Nagoya branch’s BLT “Hye Rollers” contracted E Coli, including a young boy who has been hospitalized Japan
