thejapantimes, 3 days ago to Japan Tokyo police have arrested a man from Hokkaido on suspicion of attempting to defraud a woman who he promised to marry by falsely claiming he had been kidnapped to extort money. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/crime-legal/japan-romance-fraud/ #japan #crimelegal #fraud #japanesepolice #hokkaido
Tokyo police have arrested a man from Hokkaido on suspicion of attempting to defraud a woman who he promised to marry by falsely claiming he had been kidnapped to extort money. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/crime-legal/japan-romance-fraud/ #japan #crimelegal #fraud #japanesepolice #hokkaido
thejapantimes, 4 days ago to Japan A white-tailed eagle in Hokkaido that was infected with bird flu has been successfully treated with a human antiviral drug and released back into the wild, marking a world-first recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/science-health/japan-bird-flu-treatment/ #japan #sciencehealth #birdblu #birds #endangered #hokkaido #medicine #health #environmentministry
A white-tailed eagle in Hokkaido that was infected with bird flu has been successfully treated with a human antiviral drug and released back into the wild, marking a world-first recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/science-health/japan-bird-flu-treatment/ #japan #sciencehealth #birdblu #birds #endangered #hokkaido #medicine #health #environmentministry
GrowingForJustice, 4 days ago @thejapantimes good to hear it. Because a man in Mexico just died of H5N2 and no one knows how he got it. We are going to need treatments that work.
@thejapantimes good to hear it. Because a man in Mexico just died of H5N2 and no one knows how he got it. We are going to need treatments that work.
thejapantimes, 13 days ago to Japan Amid an increasing number of bears in Hokkaido, the city of Sapporo is changing its approach for dealing with the animals, from striving for coexistence to implementing measures to ensure separation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/society/hokkaido-bears/ #japan #society #animals #hunting #bears #hokkaido #sapporo
Amid an increasing number of bears in Hokkaido, the city of Sapporo is changing its approach for dealing with the animals, from striving for coexistence to implementing measures to ensure separation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/society/hokkaido-bears/ #japan #society #animals #hunting #bears #hokkaido #sapporo
thejapantimes, 21 days ago to business Japan's industry minister, Ken Saito, on Sunday voiced the government's readiness to consider providing additional aid to Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/19/government-rapidus-aid/ #business #rapidus #semiconductors #chitose #hokkaido #chipmaking
Japan's industry minister, Ken Saito, on Sunday voiced the government's readiness to consider providing additional aid to Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/19/government-rapidus-aid/ #business #rapidus #semiconductors #chitose #hokkaido #chipmaking
thejapantimes, 21 days ago to Japan A quake simulation drill involving Self-Defense Forces is scheduled this week in order to further prepare for catastrophe along the Japan and Chishima trenches in the Pacific Ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/sdf-quake-drill/ #japan #sdf #earthquakes #hokkaido #tohoku
A quake simulation drill involving Self-Defense Forces is scheduled this week in order to further prepare for catastrophe along the Japan and Chishima trenches in the Pacific Ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/sdf-quake-drill/ #japan #sdf #earthquakes #hokkaido #tohoku
thejapantimes, 27 days ago to Japan Calls are growing for the introduction of penalties for discriminatory remarks against the Ainu indigenous people, while the government is cautious about penalties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/japan-ainu-discrimination-penalty/ #japan #discrimination #indigenouspeople #ainu #hokkaido #miosugita
Calls are growing for the introduction of penalties for discriminatory remarks against the Ainu indigenous people, while the government is cautious about penalties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/japan-ainu-discrimination-penalty/ #japan #discrimination #indigenouspeople #ainu #hokkaido #miosugita
thejapantimes, 27 days ago to Japan The Northern Lights were observed in Hokkaido and other parts of northern Japan over the weekend following a powerful solar storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/science-health/hokkaido-northern-lights/ #japan #sciencehealth #hokkaido #sun #northernlights
The Northern Lights were observed in Hokkaido and other parts of northern Japan over the weekend following a powerful solar storm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/science-health/hokkaido-northern-lights/ #japan #sciencehealth #hokkaido #sun #northernlights
thejapantimes, 28 days ago to Japan The third Japan Parade, aimed at promoting Japanese culture, was held in New York City's Manhattan on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/12/japan/japan-parade-held-in-new-york/ #japan #newyork #yamaguchi #tourism #hokkaido
The third Japan Parade, aimed at promoting Japanese culture, was held in New York City's Manhattan on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/12/japan/japan-parade-held-in-new-york/ #japan #newyork #yamaguchi #tourism #hokkaido
thejapantimes, 30 days ago to community Despite ancient superstitions in Japan about women aboard ships, Toko Jinno is determined to photographically document the lives of those making a living in Japan’s fishing industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/05/11/our-lives/hokkaido-fishers-photography-gender/ #community #ourlives #hokkaido #fishing #oceans #jobs #women039sissues
Despite ancient superstitions in Japan about women aboard ships, Toko Jinno is determined to photographically document the lives of those making a living in Japan’s fishing industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/05/11/our-lives/hokkaido-fishers-photography-gender/ #community #ourlives #hokkaido #fishing #oceans #jobs #women039sissues
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan A Sapporo court ruling that an Ainu group does not have a right to freely catch and sell salmon in local rivers raises tough questions about what activities count among an Indigenous people's legal rights to preserve and promote their traditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/japan/society/ainu-raporo-lawsuit/ #japan #society #indigenouspeople #ainu #hokkaido #hokkaido
A Sapporo court ruling that an Ainu group does not have a right to freely catch and sell salmon in local rivers raises tough questions about what activities count among an Indigenous people's legal rights to preserve and promote their traditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/japan/society/ainu-raporo-lawsuit/ #japan #society #indigenouspeople #ainu #hokkaido #hokkaido
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan Japan’s average temperature in April was the highest in nearly 130 years due to the lingering effects of El Nino, a climate phenomenon that causes higher sea water temperatures, since last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/02/japan/april-highest-temperature/ #japan #tokyo #hokkaido #okinawa #meteorologicalagency
Japan’s average temperature in April was the highest in nearly 130 years due to the lingering effects of El Nino, a climate phenomenon that causes higher sea water temperatures, since last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/02/japan/april-highest-temperature/ #japan #tokyo #hokkaido #okinawa #meteorologicalagency
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan For many living near volcanoes, complacency and ignorance seem to outweigh the need to prepare for the worst, especially around dormant volcanoes like Mount Iwate in the Tohoku region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/japan-volcano-eruption-crisis/ #japan #volcanoes #geology #earthquakes #tohoku #iwate #hokkaido #mountiwate #mountusu
For many living near volcanoes, complacency and ignorance seem to outweigh the need to prepare for the worst, especially around dormant volcanoes like Mount Iwate in the Tohoku region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/japan-volcano-eruption-crisis/ #japan #volcanoes #geology #earthquakes #tohoku #iwate #hokkaido #mountiwate #mountusu
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan The planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Sapporo will be delayed until after fiscal 2030, informed sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/25/japan/hokkaido-shinkansen-plan-delay/ #japan #hokkaido #shinkansen #bullettrains #jr
The planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Sapporo will be delayed until after fiscal 2030, informed sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/25/japan/hokkaido-shinkansen-plan-delay/ #japan #hokkaido #shinkansen #bullettrains #jr
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan The investigation into the operator of the Kazu I sightseeing boat is still ongoing, two years after the vessel sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, resulting in at least 20 deaths. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-boat-operator-probe-two-years/ #japan #crimelegal #hokkaido #shiretokoyuransen #shari #marineaccidents #tourism
The investigation into the operator of the Kazu I sightseeing boat is still ongoing, two years after the vessel sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, resulting in at least 20 deaths. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-boat-operator-probe-two-years/ #japan #crimelegal #hokkaido #shiretokoyuransen #shari #marineaccidents #tourism
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan A court in Japan dismissed a bid by Ainu Indigenous people to reclaim rights over river fishing for salmon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/19/japan/ainu-fishing-deny/ #japan #ainu #fishing #japanesecourts #hokkaido
A court in Japan dismissed a bid by Ainu Indigenous people to reclaim rights over river fishing for salmon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/19/japan/ainu-fishing-deny/ #japan #ainu #fishing #japanesecourts #hokkaido