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Japan’s ‘Joker’ and ‘incel’ knife attackers in court over 2021 Tokyo subway incidents
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For more on this: https://sc.mp/tthc Separate trials have begun for two men accused of wanton acts of violence in 2021 when they attacked passengers on crowded Tokyo subway trains leaving more than 25 people injured. Yusuke Tsushima and Kyota Hattori each face charges of attempted murder for their roles in stabbing sprees that occurred within months…
Japan’s ‘dark gig’ economy linked to series of brazen daylight robberies
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For more stories on Japan: https://sc.mp/ngtg A botched robbery of a Rolex watch store in Tokyo’s glitzy Ginza district reportedly has all the hallmarks of what are known as yami baito or “dark part-time jobs” in Japan. The teenage suspects arrested in connection with the incident say they do not know each other and were doing…
Young Indonesians train to become carers for Japan’s ageing society
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube An increasing number of young people in Indonesia have been training to become carers for the elderly as part of a Japanese government scheme to employ foreigners with special skills. Japan, with the world’s most acute ageing-population problem, is facing a dip in its domestic workforce, while Indonesia lacks local job opportunities. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow…
‘Japan’s Barbie’ finds a home with many Japanese adults during pandemic
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The Licca-chan doll, often described as Japan’s version of the popular US toy Barbie, has exploded in popularity among adults across the nation. Grown-up fan Ryoko Baba says that many Japanese adults turned to Licca-chan when they were stuck at home during the pandemic and picked up new hobbies. Baba is among the growing number of…
Kishida issues urgent warning on Japan’s shrinking population, saying it poses serious societal risk
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on January 23, 2023, that the country must take urgent steps to address the country’s shrinking population. Plagued by low birth rates and a rapidly ageing society, Japan’s population has been in continuous decline for 14 years. Kishida’s pledge came after his government approved the country’s biggest military build-up in…
Video: Jetstar Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture Over Bomb Threat
TOKYO (Sputnik) – A Jetstar flight made an emergency landing at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture on Saturday morning, the NHK broadcaster reports. The post Video: Jetstar Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture Over Bomb Threat appeared first on .
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