Sharp to cease LCD plant operation, end Japan's large panel production (asia.nikkei.com)
The SDP factory produces LCD panels for televisions, and its suspension will mean Japan no longer has the capacity to produce large panels.
sumikai, German 
Japanischer Milliardär verklagt Meta wegen Anzeigenbetrug #japan https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/japanischer-milliardaer-verklagt-meta-wegen-anzeigenbetrug-342033/
DavidBHimself,
DavidBHimself, 
Have a good weekend for those who celebrate!
mikako6, Japanese 
Indian strawberry
#Duchesneaindica #yabuhebiichigo #wildplants #japan #fruitfriday
DavidBHimself, Japan's family law finally entering the 20th Century (not a typo)
RE: https://famichiki.jp/users/mainichi/statuses/112454691861115194
ncoca, 
A friend connected me to someone he knows in my city, via Reddit.
My excitement about potentially meeting another westerner here was quickly tempered by finding several #Islamaphobic posts on his profile.
skinnylatte, 
@ncoca ugh
thejapantimes, 
Two bottles of potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide — fast-acting poisons — have gone missing from a laboratory at Osaka Metropolitan University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/society/osakaunipoison/ #japan #society #osakametropolitanuniversity #osaka
thejapantimes, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Washington has initiated a new era of technology cooperation between the U.S. and Japan, emphasizing the pivotal role of technological innovation in their alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/16/japan/us-japan-semiconductor-alliance/ #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #technology #semiconductors #china
unseenjapan, 
For over half a century, passengers on Japan’s high-speed rail lines have relied on trusty food carts, pushed by polite, uniformed staff, for drink and sustenance needs during the long rides between the island nation’s major cities. Sadly, these days may be coming to an end.
https://unseen-japan.com/farewell-to-shinkansen-bullet-train-food-carts/
unseenjapan, Japanese A science & engineering student at Waseda University tried to use smart glasses to take pics of an exam and feed them to X, where other users gave him the answers. Someone busted him & now he faces charges. (The kicker? He still failed the test.)
thejapantimes, Water supply and sewage administration in Japan was consolidated in April under the jurisdiction of the infrastructure ministry, in a shift from the previous arrangement in which the health ministry oversaw the maintenance and management of water supply. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/japan-water-supply-sewage/ #japan #water #sewage #localgovernment #ishikawaearthquake
karlcow, French 
> Hardly any plastics can be recycled. […] Between 1990 and 2015, some 90 percent of plastics either ended up in a landfill, were burned, or leaked into the environment. Another recent study estimates that just 5 to 6 percent are successfully recycled. — https://newrepublic.com/article/179267/recycling-doesnt-work-plastics-industry-knew
Living in #Japan is a constant struggle for this. Not many options to escape it.
thejapantimes, A total of 21,716 people in Japan died alone at home from January through March, nearly 80% of whom were 65 or older, the National Police Agency said in releasing an official tally on solitary deaths for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/society/japan-solitary-deaths/ #japan #society #aging #depopulation #japanesepolice
tdwllms1, 
how sad.... I can only imagine the numbers in the US.... likely far worse,.
thejapantimes, Japan has lodged a formal protest after a South Korean opposition party leader made a trip to disputed islets, stoking a long-standing territorial spat ahead of an expected three-way summit with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/politics/japan-takeshima-protest/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #takeshima #disputedislands #yoshimasahayashi
thejapantimes, Visitors who plan to climb Mount Fuji will be able to book their places online from May 20 and make an advance payment of the mandatory ¥2,000 ($13) climbing fee ahead of their ascent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/society/mtfuji-web/ #japan #society #mountfuji #tourism #yamanashi #overtourism
thejapantimes, Japan's military needs more women. But it's still failing on harassment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/japan-sdf-sexual-harassment-training/ #japan #sdf #sexualharassment #rinagonoi #powerharassment #defenseministry
UP8, 
🗡️ How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/history/nara-ancient-tomb/
jpm, 
@UP8 @MarkAsser so, what you’re telling us is, Evangelion was a documentary?
johnlehet, 
mikako6, Japanese I wish you all a happy Sunday! 💜🤍🌱
#silentsunday #japan #Virginiaspiderwort #murasakitsuyukusa #Bloomscrolling
purplepadma, 
@mikako6 Hello lovely person! What a beautiful pic
sumikai, German Japanisches Gericht gibt grünes Licht für gleichen Nachnamen eines gleichgeschlechtlichen Paares #japan https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/kriminalitaet/japanisches-gericht-gibt-gruenes-licht-fuer-gleiche-nachnamen-eines-gleichgeschlechtlichen-paares-341757/
RLIBlog, Spanish 
thejapantimes, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa criticized recent remarks by U.S. officials that justified the August 1945 atomic bombings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/kamikawa-us-atomic-bombing/ #japan #yokokamikawa #usjapanrelations #atomicbombings
glynmoody, 
#Japan plans to expand whale hunting to largest species yet - https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-commercial-whaling-fin-whales-b2542735.html just shameful
sumikai, German Wahlkampf in Shizuoka setzt Japans Magnetschwebebahn in den Fokus #japan https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/politik/wahlkampf-in-shizuoka-setzt-japans-magnetschwebebahn-in-den-fokus-341747/