The Japan Times
The Japan TimesA landmark trial in Italy of Chinese crime gangs has suffered so many mishaps that a senior prosecutor suspects it’s being sabotaged to protect their grip on Europe’s fashion industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/asia-pacific/crime-legal/trial-chinese-crime-gangs-italy-fashion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #china #gangs #italy #fashion #corruption #murder
The Japan TimesThe tech industry this year has poured about $400 billion into specialized chips and data centers, but questions are mounting about the wisdom of such levels of investment in the artificial intelligence dream. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/11/tech/tech-ai-chips-longevity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #tech #nvidia #chipmakers
The Japan TimesA Kyoto high school has issued an apology after confirming that its students had shoplifted during a study trip to Bali following the emergence of a video online that drew widespread attention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/crime-legal/bali-high-school-students-shoplifting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #bali #children #highschools #kyoto #theft
The Japan TimesAsahi Group Holdings' beer sales in November in Japan fell more than the previous month, underscoring the challenges the company faces in recovering from a cyberattack that crippled production and distribution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/10/companies/asahi-sales-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #asahi #cybersecurity #beer
The Japan TimesA year after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Nihon Hidankyo's 93-year-old co-chair continues working hard to move public opinion toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/hidankyo-co-chair-determined/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nihonhidankyo #terumitanaka #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nobelprize
The Japan TimesIn the final stages of World War II, as Japan braced for desperate fighting on its main islands and prepared to mobilize civilians for combat, a laboratory manufactured weapons for guerrilla warfare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/guerrilla-weapons-display/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #kawasaki #kanagawa #chemicalweapons #biologicalweapons #museums
The Japan TimesMany parts of eastern Japan experienced unusually long and slow shakes after Aomori Prefecture was hit by a strong earthquake. Here's what you need to know about “long-period ground motion.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/science-health/japan-quake-long-period-ground-motion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #geology #ishikawa
The Japan TimesA fire and at least 30 cases of injuries have been reported so far following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/aomori-quake-injuries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #aomori #hokkaido #tsunami #meteorologicalagency
The Japan TimesA magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off eastern Aomori Prefecture around 11:15 p.m. Monday, with tsunami warnings issued for coastal areas of Aomori, Iwate and Hokkaido prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/tohoku-quake-tsunami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #tsunami
The Japan TimesA record amount in unclaimed inheritances ended up in Japanese government coffers last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/japan-isolated-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #elderly #aging #population #depopulation