Japan News News Japan » Social: Tokyo: Rising Director Yuichiro Sakashita Delivers Sharp Social Satire in ‘Blonde’
The 38-year-old filmmaker discusses his socially charged comedy, inspired by a real-life student revolt over Japan’s outdated school rules.
News Japan » Social: AI clip about 'Japan is back' slogan misleads Chinese users
Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has revived the slogan "Japan is back" during her party leadership campaign, but there is no evidence the phrase has been popularly shortened to "JIBA" ...
News Japan » Social: 'Over 200 emails a day': Japan gov't swamps local bodies with inquiries amid digital push
Local governments in Japan receive a flood of email inquiries from the national and prefectural governments every day. In a post on social media in Se ...
News Japan » Social: Japan's first woman PM is a social conservative and hardliner on China
TOKYO — Japan was set to get its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour deal to form a new coalition. But Japan’s fifth ...
News Japan » Social: Donald Trump makes two major 'protocol' mistakes during Japanese trip leaving people seriously confused
Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi yesterday - and a bizarre moment has gone viral on social media.
News Japan » Social: Tourists Kicked Out Of Japanese Restaurant Over “Revealing” Sports Attire, Sparking Heated Debate
A group of tourists experienced the bitter taste of discrimination while dining at a popular restaurant in Japan. The Chinese tourists were verbally assaulted and kicked out of the establishment over ...
News Japan » Social: All About... Social networks in Japan
Change is in the air in Japan’s social networking market. The sector has been dominated by Mixi since the dawn of social networking, but there are now signs that international brands are gaining ...
News Japan » Social: Japan is heading towards a migration clampdown under the era of Prime Minister Takaichi's "ordered coexistence society"
The first woman to govern the world's fourth-largest economy is reviving one of the slogans of the far-right imported from the United States: "Japan first".For over two centuries, Japan was probably ...
News Japan » Social: Video shows performance by Japanese girl group, not military pilots
As Tokyo moves to ramp up its defence spending and increase military personnel amid concern over China, users on Chinese social media mocked Japan's efforts to attract recruits, citing a video ...
News Japan » Social: Swedish former model revives abandoned homes in Japan
Swede Anton Wormann bought several akiya and renovated them in a Japandi style. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.