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X possibly falling short in compliance with Japan rules on content removal
Kyodo News, Published on 17/09/2025
» KYODO — Social media platform X's requirement for non-users to become members of the service in order to request the deletion of harmful posts targeting them potentially violates rules in Japan against imposing "excessive" burdens on online victims, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Teens arrested in Japan for smuggling liquid cannabis from Thailand
Kyodo News, Published on 17/09/2025
» KYODO — Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling liquid that contained tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive component of cannabis, from Thailand, police said on Tuesday.
Japan's rice demand estimate lifted as tourists' consumption factored in
Published on 12/09/2025
» The farm ministry said on Thursday demand for staple rice in Japan for the year to June 2026 could rise by up to 380,000 tonnes from the initial estimate to 7.11 million tonnes after factoring in consumption by inbound tourists and other variables.
7-Eleven begins trial of shelf-stocking, floor-cleaning robots in Tokyo
Published on 09/09/2025
» 7-Eleven Japan Co on Tuesday introduced worker robots to one of its convenience stores in Tokyo, with the trial part of an automation push necessitated by Japan's worker shortage.
Japan univ to open school on cosmetics amid global competition
Published on 08/09/2025
» In a rare move, a national university in southwestern Japan will establish a school dedicated to cosmetics next April, as the country seeks to enhance the global competitiveness of its makeup industry.
2002 Bali attack ex-convict now brews coffee to rebuild life
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2025
» EAST JAVA — When bomb maker Umar Patek, convicted in the 2002 Bali attacks in Indonesia that killed 202 people, launched an original coffee brand in June, a crowd turned out to support him.
JAL pilot tampered with testing kit to avoid getting caught with alcohol
Published on 05/09/2025
» A Japan Airlines employee who admitted to drinking alcohol in Hawaii before his scheduled piloting duty last month, causing delays as the airline found a replacement, had on multiple occasions tampered with his testing kit to avoid detection under similar circumstances, the operator said on Thursday.
JAL flights delayed after another pilot drinking incident
Kyodo News, Published on 03/09/2025
» KYODO — Three recent Japan Airlines Co flights from Hawaii to Japan were delayed, two by around 18 hours, after a pilot in command was found to have drunk alcohol, the carrier said Wednesday, the latest in a series of similar scandals to plague the airline.
Deer population in Nara Park hits record high, visitor injuries increase
Kyodo News, Published on 03/09/2025
» NARA — A deer preservation group in western Japan revealed Wednesday that the deer population in Nara Park, a popular tourist site, has increased for four consecutive years, reaching a record-high 1,465.
Japan logs hottest summer on record for 3rd straight year
Published on 02/09/2025
» Japan logged its hottest summer since 1898, when comparable records first became available, with the average temperature 2.36 C above normal, the weather agency said on Monday.