thejapantimes, to Japan
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The number of children in Japan has dropped to another record low, in a stark reminder of the demographic challenges that are weighing on Asia’s second biggest economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/04/japan/society/children-population-record-low/

br00t4c, to Catroventos
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darkkeil, to Catroventos German
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thejapantimes, to Japan
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Lodging services using a retired sleeper train in a northeastern Japan town are set to restart Saturday after five years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/japan/society/retired-trains-lodging-services/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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The Philippines shut down more than 47,000 schools nationwide as the temperature in Manila crossed a record high, clocking 38.8 degrees Celsius at the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/asia-pacific/society/kids-slum-philippines-schools/ #asiapacific #society #philippines #heatwaves #schools

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A quarterly magazine that had informed readers about the unknown attractions of the Noto Peninsula in central Japan for over 13 years is set for revival this month, after being halted after the New Years Day quake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/japan/society/noto-info-magazine-revival/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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Earthquake warning apps are booming in popularity in Taiwan after last month's quake triggered over 1,300 aftershocks, driving people to seek even a few extra seconds to find cover. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/asia-pacific/society/quake-warning-app-taiwan/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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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

br00t4c, to Catroventos
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A Century In, the Wongs' Chinatown Benevolent Society Lives On

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/03/Wongs-Chinatown-Benevolent-Society/

shekinahcancook, to evolution
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How Indonesia’s Toba Volcano Changed Human Evolution

The massive supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago has been blamed for nearly killing off our species. The emerging truth is much more interesting - by Gemma Tarlach April 29, 2024

"...Stone tools have been found both above and below layers of Toba ash deposited in northern India, the Arabian Peninsula, and elsewhere, showing that humans were present in those areas before and after the catastrophic eruption. They found ways to weather the actual event and any changes in climate that followed. And in March, after decades of research in a remote corner of Ethiopia, a multidisciplinary team determined that humans there survived shifts in climate likely caused by the distant eruption by changing their diet and, quite possibly, innovating a new hunting technique: archery..."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/toba-volcano-catastrophe-theory-human-evolution

br00t4c, to Canada
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Canada's biggest documentary festival says it's dying. Documentarians worry they're next

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/hot-docs-documentary-industry-1.7191083?cmp=rss

br00t4c, to Futurology
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Paleontologists Disagree About What This Exquisite Shark Fossil Actually Is

https://gizmodo.com/paleontologists-disagree-exquisite-shark-fossil-1851448765

thejapantimes, to Japan
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In Japan, customers harassing front-line workers with aggressive behavior has become an increasing problem, prompting municipalities and companies to take stricter measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/02/japan/society/customer-harassment-awareness/

darkkeil, to tech
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thejapantimes, to Japan
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Chugoku Electric Power has said that the planned restart of the No. 2 reactor at its Shimane Nuclear Power Plant will be delayed from August by about four months, to complete safety measures and a facility inspection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/japan/society/restart-of-shimane-nuclear-reactor-to-be-delayed/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Australia's prime minister declared violence against women a "scourge" and a "national crisis" on Wednesday, days after protests in several major cities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/world/society/australia-violence-women-crisis/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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Nepal's ban on TikTok has been condemned not just by free speech advocates but by the owners of popular accounts whose lives were transformed by the platform, which had about 2.2 million users in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/asia-pacific/society/nepalis-tiktok-ban/ #asiapacific #society #nepal #tiktok #socialmedia

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Diario Brasil Nippou, the last remaining Japanese-language newspaper in Brazil, is struggling to keep its presses rolling, but hopes it can stay afloat by stressing the cultural role it plays. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/japan/society/last-japanese-newspaper-in-brazil-stay-in-print/ #japan #society #braziljapanrelations #brazil #immigration #newspapers #media

thejapantimes, to Japan
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While Wednesday marks four months since a massive earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan on New Year's Day, local residents are facing a tough decision: whether to leave or remain in the quake-hit areas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/japan/society/noto-quake-survivors-tough-choice-whether-to-remain/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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In a bid to attract and retain talent, several municipalities in Japan are trialing a four-day workweek by allowing employees to opt for longer workdays in exchange for an extra weekday off. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/japan/society/japan-local-government-four-day-workweek/

br00t4c, to Futurology
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thejapantimes, to Japan
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Wajima market's youngest stallholder is turning to crowdfunding to revive her family's fish sauce business and preserve the culinary heritage of her hometown in the wake of the Noto Peninsula earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/society/woman-fights-to-preserve-noto-traditional-food/ #japan #society #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #food #wajima

appassionato, to books
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Computers and Society: Modern Perspectives by Ronald M. Baecker, 2019

Computers and Society: Modern Perspectives is a wide-ranging and comprehensive textbook that critically assesses the global technical achievements in digital technologies and how are they are applied in media; education and learning; medicine and health; free speech, democracy, and government; and war and peace.

@bookstodon



thejapantimes, to Japan
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Among official records in Japan, the "koseki" is key to discovering where you came from. Though, it's not without controversy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/society/japanese-family-tree-koseki-lineage-ancestry/

theTractor, to gardening Italian
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Le rimanenze sono state raccolte, l’orto è stato resettato, pronto per la nuova stagione.

Peccato io debba tornare in valle ad alimentare l’ingranaggio del capitalismo. Lascio la mia famiglia su sui monti fino alle prossime “vacanze”.

Che strana la vita. Immobili nel vivere tristi l’isolamento che ci generiamo.

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#capitalism #gardening #society

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