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The Japan TimesA lightning strike left 20 people trapped on Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel for up to nine hours after it came to an emergency stop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/ferris-wheel-lightning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osaka #storms
The Japan TimesFor his book, the “Star Trek” actor draws on personal experiences, as he was one of many Japanese Americans to be imprisoned in internment camps in the U.S. during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/26/books/george-takei-book-japanese-translation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #georgetakei #wwii #startrek #translation
The Japan TimesAkira Ogawa, mayor of Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture, plans to step down following a scandal involving her "love hotel" visits with a married male city employee. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/maebashi-mayor-to-quit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #akiraogawa #maebashi #gunma #localgovernment
The Japan TimesA resident of Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, has translated into English and published her late grandfather’s notes recounting his experience as a student soldier serving in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/japan/society/english-book-student-soldier/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #wwii #books #aichi #sovietunion #imperialjapanesearmy
The Japan TimesIndian officials are investigating whether safety lapses in the supply of a pharmaceutical ingredient were responsible for contaminating cough syrup that has killed at least 24 children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/asia-pacific/crime-legal/indian-probe-children-cough-syrup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #india #pharmaceuticals
The Japan TimesMeta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to court filings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/23/tech/meta-buried-social-media-harm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #meta #facebook #instagram #socialmedia #mentalhealth #us
The Japan TimesSaying she refused to be a "battered wife,” U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday she was resigning from the House of Representatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/22/world/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-resigns/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #marjorietaylorgreene #donaldtrump #us #republicans
The Japan TimesTokyo police arrested two Japanese men on suspicion of smuggling gold into Japan from South Korea in a scheme that allegedly moved around 1 ton of gold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/crime-legal/gold-bar-smuggling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #southkorea #smuggling
The Japan TimesA government panel proposed making offshore wind projects eligible for long-term decarbonization power auctions, which would help cover soaring construction and maintenance costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/20/economy/japan-offshore-wind-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #energy #renewables #wind
The Japan TimesA woman in her 70s thought to have been killed by a bear in Akita Prefecture actually died of hypothermia, authorities say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/crime-legal/akita-kazuno-autopsy-bear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #akita #kazuno #bears #death #japanesepolice