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2026-09-01

Consumption Tax Cut Creates Triple Headwind for Restaurant Industry, Companies Turn to Ghost Restaurants Amid Fears of 10% Drop in Foot Traffic https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/18827/ #ConsumptionTaxCut #GhostRestaurants #Gurunavi #JapaneseGovernment #JapaneseRestaurant #JapaneseRestaurants #ReducedTaxRate #RestaurantIndustry #SpecialTaxMeasures #WageHikePromotionTaxSystem

#consumptiontaxcut #ghostrestaurants #gurunavi #japanesegovernment #japaneserestaurant #japaneserestaurants

N-gated Hacker News @[email protected]

2026-08-06

Ah, the Japanese government, valiantly crusading against the world's most pressing issue: meme misuse 🙄. Because nothing says "international diplomacy" quite like telling the US to ditch Mario, Pikachu, and Naruto for their meme arsenal. 📜🛑 Maybe next they'll tackle the real threat: GIFs of cats. 🐱✨
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20260803/k00/00m/010/133000c #JapaneseGovernment #MemeMisuse #InternationalDiplomacy #GIFsOfCats #AnimeCulture #HackerNews #ngated

#japanesegovernment #mememisuse #internationaldiplomacy #gifsofcats #animeculture #hackernews

The Bad Place @[email protected]

2026-05-21

US Top News and Analysis | Japan exports jump 14.8% in April, handily beating expectations

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Japan’s exports surged 14.8% in April – the fastest pace since January and well above the 9.3% Reuters forecast – largely propelled by a 41.6% year‑on‑year jump in semiconductor shipments. While imports also rose, 9.7% versus an 8.3% expectation, the trade deficit narrowed to 301.9 billion yen in April from 643 billion yen in March. Exports to China, Japan’s top trading partner, climbed 15.5% and shipments to the United States increased 9.5%, with the yen marginally stronger at about 158.9 per dollar. Recent GDP data showed net exports as a key growth driver, with the economy expanding 0.5% quarter‑on‑quarter and 2.1% annualised, even as a persistently weak yen—costing roughly 10 trillion yen in recent interventions—raises concerns about imported inflation and purchasing power.

#Japan #China #Japanesegovernment #Iran

#japan #china #japanesegovernment #iran

Pyrzout :vm: @[email protected]

2025-05-15

Japan to Double Cybersecurity Talent Pool by 2030 with Strategic Reforms https://thecyberexpress.com/japan-to-train-5k-cybersecurity-experts/ #cybersecurityexpertsinJapan #CybersecurityExperts #TheCyberExpressNews #Japanesegovernment #TheCyberExpress #FirewallDaily #CyberNews #METI

#cybersecurityexpertsinjapan #cybersecurityexperts #thecyberexpressnews #japanesegovernment #thecyberexpress #firewalldaily

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected]

2024-08-25

[PDF] National Association of Marine Laboratories
Position Paper

Scientific opposition to Japan’s planned release of over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the #FukushimaDaiIchi #NuclearPowerPlant
disaster into the #PacificOcean.

December 2022

“The National Association of Marine Laboratories (#NAML), an organization of more than
100 member laboratories, opposes Japan’s plans to begin releasing over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean commencing in 2023. This opposition is based on the fact that there is a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data supporting Japan’s assertion of safety.

"Furthermore, there is an abundance of data demonstrating serious concerns about releasing radioactively contaminated water.

“The Pacific Ocean is the largest continuous body of water on our planet, containing the greatest biomass of organisms of ecological, economic, and cultural value, including 70 percent of the world’s #fisheries. The health of all the world’s #OceanEcosystems is in documented decline due
to a variety of stressors, including climate change, over-exploitation of resources, and pollution.

"The proposed release of this #contaminated water is a #transboundary and #transgenerational issue of concern for the health of marine ecosystems and those whose lives and livelihoods depend on them. We are concerned about the absence of critical data on the radionuclide content of each tank, the Advanced Liquid Processing System, which is used to remove radionuclides, and the assumption that upon the release of the contaminated wastewater,
‘dilution is the solution to pollution.’

“The underlying rationale of #dilution ignores the reality of biological processes of #OrganicBinding,
#bioaccumulation, and #bioconcentration, as well as accumulation in local seafloor sediments. Many of the radionuclides contained in the accumulated waste cooling water have half-lives ranging from decades to centuries, and their deleterious effects range from #DNADamage and
#cellular stress to elevated #cancer risks in people who eat affected marine organisms, such as clams, oysters, crabs, lobster, shrimp, and fish.

"Additionally, the effectiveness of the Advanced Liquid Processing System in almost completely removing the over 60 different #radionuclides present in the affected wastewater—some of which have an affinity to target specific tissues, glands, organs, and metabolic pathways in #LivingOrganisms, including people—remains a
serious concern due to the absence of critical data.

"The supporting data provided by the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the #JapaneseGovernment are insufficient and, in some cases, incorrect, with flaws in sampling protocols, statistical design, sample analyses, and assumptions, which in turn lead to flaws in the
conclusion of safety and prevent a more thorough evaluation of better alternative approaches to disposal. A full range of approaches to addressing the problem of safely containing, storing, and disposing of the radioactive waste have not been adequately explored, and alternatives to ocean dumping should be examined in greater detail and with extensive scientific rigor.

“NAML calls on the Government of #Japan and International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) scientists to more fully and adequately consider the options recommended by the #PacificIslandsForum’s Expert Panel. We believe public policy decisions, regulations, and actions must keep pace with and make use of relevant advancements in our scientific understanding of the #environment and human health. In this case, we believe policy makers have not fully availed themselves of the available science and should do so before making any final decisions on releasing this contaminated water into the Pacific. NAML members are unified in our concern about use of the oceans as a dumping ground for radioactively contaminated water and other #pollutants because such actions can negatively affect the long-term health and sustainability of
our planet.

“We urge the Government of Japan to stop pursuing their planned and precedent-setting release of the radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean and to work with the broader scientific community to pursue other approaches [like #ClosedLoop systems or binding radionuclides in concerete] that protect #OceanLife; human health; and
those communities who depend on ecologically, economically, and culturally valuable marine
resources. “

Adopted by the NAML Board of Directors, December 12, 2022

https://www.naml.org/policy/documents/2022-12-12%20Position%20Paper,%20Release%20of%20Radioactively%20Contaminated%20Water%20into%20the%20Ocean.pdf

#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife
#IAEAHides #TEPCOLies
#FukushimaIsntOver #NoDumping #NuclearPowerPlants #RadioactiveWater #RethinkNotRestart #PacificOcean #DataFalsification #ALPSSystem

#fukushimadaiichi #nuclearpowerplant #pacificocean #naml #fisheries #oceanecosystems

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected]

2024-03-09

The #Fukushima Disaster - The Hidden Side of the Story

USA/Vanuatu, 2023, Director Philippe Carillo, Documentary, 52 min, English.

"Unveiling the Truth: The Untold Story of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and the terrible facts about #NuclearEnergy exposed. Prepare to witness the untold story behind the #FukushimaNuclearDisaster and its catastrophic impact on #Japan and the world. In this compelling film directed by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Carillo. It delves deep into the hidden horrors and long-lasting consequences of this preventable environmental tragedy, and exposes the vital information deliberately suppressed by the media and the #JapaneseGovernment.

"The journey uncovers a web of deceit and negligence that have been kept under wraps from society at large. However, through the relentless efforts of dedicated #whistleblowers scientists and medical experts, the film director brings to light the crucial facts that have remained concealed for far too long. This powerful and hard-hitting documentary presents a mosaic of narratives, blending first-hand accounts from witnesses with insights from experts who understand #nuclear #radiation and its dangers.

"'The Fukushima Disaster - The Hidden Side of the Story' is an eye-opening and poignant exploration of a dark chapter in human history. It serves as a stark reminder of the importance of transparency, accountability, and global cooperation to opt out of the need for nuclear energy in order to prevent such environmental catastrophes from ever happening again in the future. Featuring: Nobel Prize Nominee Dr. #HelenCalicott, Nuclear Engineer #ArnieGundersen, Former Japan Time Journalist #YoichiShimatsu, Former Nuclear Industry Spokesperson #MaggieGundersen, Professor John Keane, Dr. Dan Harper, Former NASA Nuclear Scientist Randall Mielke, Yumi Kikuchi, Former Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Member of Parliament of Vanuatu Honorable Andrew Napuat.

"Philippe is a French citizen currently living in the Vanuatu archipelago. He has worked on several major documentary projects for the BBC, 20th Century Fox, and French National TV, and has worked on independent film productions as a post-production sound engineer and sound designer. In 2004 he moved to Hollywood and created a successful event and film production company. In 2013 he made his first feature documentary, Inside the Garbage of the World, which won 3 awards. The film, distributed worldwide, provoked a wave of action regarding plastic pollution. Based in Vanuatu since 2017, Philippe has now made more than 150 short films. In 2022, he decided to finish his feature film about Fukushima, which started in 2016, due to the emergency of the situation."

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBqk0OtlE8k

#TEPCOLies #RethinkNotRestart #FukushimaIsntOver #UraniumFilmFestival
#WaterIsLife #NoNukes
#NoWar #NoDumping #Japan #InternationalUraniumFilmFestival