May 25, 2026A 26-year-old man was hired by Hokkaido prefecture and assigned to child welfare despite a phone call warning “don’t let him near children”. The call was not reported to upper management or shared with HR. Within a month he was arrested for indecent assault on a teenager without consent Japan
May 25, 2026In upcoming scoop, The Mainichi obtains “top secret” documents related to Japan’s proposed new National Intelligence Agency. Journalist Ryo Aoki: “it is fundamentally based on surveillance and repression, and will involve monitoring Peace and Labor Movements and the media” Japan
May 25, 2026The inside story behind Sapporo City’s training of Vietnamese bus drivers: “currently 70% of our drivers are in their 50s and 60s, and in 10 years, the majority will be gone. We’ve already been forced to reduce services…no matter how many times we advertise, we don’t get [Japanese] applicants”. Japan
May 24, 2026Hawaiʻi-Japan Sister Summit strengthens partnerships, sets new collaborative priorities : Maui Now Japan
May 24, 2026Takaichi Administration Approval Rating at 50%—Lowest Since Taking Office (Mainichi Shimbun Poll) Japan
