Quote of the Day
The best way to prevent misuse is not to post photos. But if you do post photos, you can make your account private or hide the child’s face with a mosaic or other means.
Yohei Shimizu, a lawyer specializing in internet issues, saying there is a possibility that a child could claim later in life that a photo or video was posted against his or her will. Read
In recent years, many developers have made inroads into prefectural capitals and elsewhere in outlying regions with relatively large populations that have room for growth due to fierce competition in the Tokyo and Kinki metropolitan areas.
Kaoru Nabuchi, a member of the Kagawa Association of Real Estate Appraisers who runs a real estate appraisal office in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, explaining the rush by developers from outside the Shikoku region to build luxury condos even though the population there is declining. Read
It is critical to reinforce measures on the rooftops of facilities with a large number of unspecified visitors, to deter people from attempting to jump to their deaths.
Sendai University associate professor Tomohito Tanaka, who has detailed knowledge about security at facilities. He was referring to recent cases in which people committed suicide by jumping from building rooftops and hit pedestrians walking below. Read
I would appreciate it if consumers could understand that farmers are struggling to make shipments.
Farm minister Taku Eto. The record-breaking heat wave last summer caused vegetable prices to soar, and now, the cold front that has led to heavy snowfalls around Japan could make the produce even more expensive. Read
We hope that the support program will help to ensure a stable supply of human resources essential for Tokyo's future.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, announcing that the Tokyo metropolitan government will establish a program to support the repayment of student loans for those who will start working as teachers or technical civil servants in Tokyo in April or later. The metropolitan government will repay half of the loan amount, up to… Read
The visibility of incidents involving Kurds and the labeling of them as 'terrorists' have fueled online agitation and heightened hate, even among those with no direct connection to the local community.
Takahiro Akedo, an associate professor of sociology at Osaka Metropolitan University and an expert on hate speech. Hate speech online targeting Kurds in Japan has become increasingly visible since the spring and summer of 2023. Read
I hope that by riding the wave of the Year of the Snake, we can share the charm of snakes with even more people.
Hisamitsu Kaneko, manager of the Tokyo Snake Center, where visitors can interact with snakes and pet them. He says the snake center aims to dispel misconceptions such as "snakes are scary" and to "improve the image of snakes." Read
As Japan accepts foreigners, the police need to secure the necessary systems and budgets to respond appropriately, which includes hiring interpreters for foreign suspects.
Takahiro Akedo, an associate professor of sociology at Osaka Metropolitan University who has researched police responses to people with foreign roots. The number of cases where police in Japan hired outside interpreters to interview foreign suspects and victims reached approximately 66,100 in fiscal 2023, according to the National Police Agency… Read
The customer service aspect of the business also limits how staff can intervene. The role of convenience stores in crime prevention and public safety should only be a secondary function.
Hosei University Graduate School logistics professor Yuji Namiki, an expert in convenience stores. Japan's convenience stores are taking on tasks once handled by the dwindling number of local police boxes, instituting measures to respond to emergencies such as responding to women and children in crisis, looking out for seniors suspected… Read
To prevent people from easily creating fake sexual images, Japan also needs to consider laws and regulations, as well as provide instruction on information literacy to keep people from making such harmful images.
Ichiro Sato, a professor specializing in information science at the National Institute of Informatics. Websites that allow users to create sexually explicit deepfake images using generative AI received more than 18 million visits from Japan over the past year, a survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun has found. That makes Japan… Read
