Social Series
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / U.S. Military Sites on Okinawa West Coast Eyed for Integrated Commercial Development by Council
“We launched the Gateway 2050 Projects Promotion Council in cooperation with municipalities and o...
March 12, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Thriving Fukuoka Eyes ‘Global Financial City’ Status; Schools, Jobs, Food Culture Appeal to Young People
This is the second installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyush...
March 11, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Higher Fertility Rate in Kyushu Offers Advantages
This is the first installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyushu...
March 9, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Chips Priming Pump, Expanding Kumamoto’s Transportation Links
There remains only a quarter of a century until 2050, a year to mark a major milestone in this ce...
March 9, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Politicians Become Targets of ‘Online Defamation’
This is the fifth and final installment of articles on the impact of social media impacts on elec...
March 8, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Election Admin Commissions Powerless Against Campaign Obstruction
This is the fourth installment of a series of articles on the impact of social media impacts on e...
March 7, 2025
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30 Years After Sarin Attack / Colleague of Lawyer Killed by Aum Supreme Truth Cult Worked Hard to Find Him, Says Lessons to Be Learned From Cult’s Illegal Acts
Shuichi Kojima, a lawyer at Yokohama Law Office in Yokohama, was the colleague of Tsutsumi Sakamo...
March 6, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Those Who Underpin SNS Activities / System for Verifying Authentic Materials Still Fragile
This is the third installment of a series of articles on social media’s impacts on elections from...
March 5, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Those Who Underpin SNS Activities / Campaign Planners Hired to Help Candidates Win Elections By Using Social Media in Possible Violation of Election Law
This is the second of a series of articles on social media’s impacts on elections from the perspe...
March 4, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Those Who Underpin SNS Activities / Political Videos Can ‘Make Money’ — and Trouble; Quickie Clips Often Convey False, Misleading ‘Info’
Social media has become a powerful force that can influence the outcome of elections. This is the...
March 4, 2025
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30 Years After Sarin Attack / Doctor at Tokyo Hospital Recalls Flood of Patients; Many Still Suffering Aftereffects
Shinichi Ishimatsu, 65, director of St. Luke's International Hospital in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, was th...
March 4, 2025
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30 Years After Sarin Attack / Aum Supreme Truth Crimes to Be Documented on New Website; Content to Include Relatives’ Statements, Photos
With next month marking 30 years since the Aum Supreme Truth cult made its deadly sarin gas attac...
February 17, 2025
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Sho-chu Time / City in Kagoshima Aims to Pass on Culture to Future Generations; First to Declare All Toasts be Made with Shochu
Kagoshima Prefecture is one of the nation’s major production areas of shochu. This is the seventh...
January 18, 2025
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Sho-chu Time / Woman Feeling Sense of Accomplishment with Hard Work at Shochu Distillery; ‘She Works More Than the Usual New Employee’
MAKURAZAKI, Kagoshima — Inserting a stick with a scale into tanks and jars to check the quantity ...
January 18, 2025
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Sho-chu Time / Making Wooden Barrels Supports Traditional Spirit Production
SOO, Kagoshima — Shh-shh, shh-shh ... On a cold, windy day at the end of the year, this sound fil...
January 17, 2025
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