THE JAPAN SUBREDDIT DIRECTORY / BASIC QUESTIONS THREAD (Winter/Spring 2024)

Japan to double required period in the country for citizenship

Japan Eyes Plan to Accept Up To 1.23 Mil. Foreign Workers by End of Fiscal 2028

Japanese government adopts first basic plan on AI

Japan Protests Australia's Approval of Hanwha Stake Boost in Austal, Citing Frigate Tech Leak Fears

SoftBank races to line up $22.5B for OpenAI by year-end

The causes and effects of Japanese matcha tea's spiking global popularity

Japan Clears Path to Restart World’s Largest Nuclear Plant After Fukushima

Japan ruling party heavyweight Hagiuda to visit Taiwan, hopes to meet Lai

Global trends favor phone-free schools as Japan still debating action

Toyota Exporting US-Made Tundra, Camry, and Highlander to Japan in 2026

Japanese classes could be added as part of process for visa approval

From the Guardian: Toyota, Japan's largest company, uses video games to get its employees to lobby against clean air rules

JR Central & subsidiaries found bid rigging, in violation of antitrust laws & the Antimonopoly Act

Japan needs to possess nuclear weapons, prime minister's office source says

9 Japan Companies Team Up on EV Battery Production; Seek to Streamline Process to Compete With China

Finnish PM apologizes after lawmakers pull 'slanted-eyes' faces. The Finnish embassies in Japan, China, and South Korea released a statement by Petteri Orpo on social media on Wednesday, in which he pledged to tackle racism.

Japanese Police Rush to Retrieve Toy Guns Capable of Firing Live Ammunition

Japan visitor arrivals growth strong in November despite China travel warning

Apple announces sweeping App Store and iPhone changes in Japan

Japan releases first sakura forecast for 2026; Tokyo to see blooms from mid-March

Japanese Minister Kimi Onoda Says She Only Likes ‘2D Men’

Tighter residency rules take shape as Japan gov't mulls stricter foreigner policies - The Mainichi

Women spend far more time on housework, family care, but gap shrinking: Tokyo gov't survey - The Mainichi

Japan’s new leader Takaichi says she wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un