#kanagawa — Public Fediverse posts

An increasing number of local assemblies across Japan are opening their chambers to residents for limited periods to give students a place to study, for example, and sometimes to serve as wedding venues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/02/japan/japan-local-assembly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #localgovernment #okayama #kanagawa #chiba

Japan is struggling to combat anonymous online crime groups that recruit young people through social media into scams, robberies and other criminal activity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/05/22/digital-age-crime-gangs-target-youth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #tochigi #japanesepolice #kanagawa #stabbings #teens #kaminokawa #gangs

A key suspect in last week's robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture apparently attempted to flee to South Korea after the incident, investigative sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-suspect-flee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #kanagawa #stabbings #teens

Teenage suspects in last week's high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture have said that they had been threatened with the killing of their families and friends if they did not take part in the crime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/20/japan/tochigi-teenagers-under-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tochigi #japanesepolice #kanagawa #stabbings #teens #kaminokawa #gangs

Four 16-year-old boys arrested over a robbery-murder in Tochigi Prefecture last week first met the couple suspected of ordering them to commit the crime on the day of the incident, investigative sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/19/japan/crime-legal/japan-teen-robbery-murder/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #kanagawa #stabbings #teens

The number of arrests made over a break-in resulting in murder in Tochigi Prefecture rose to six after a couple thought to be the masterminds behind the crime were arrested, in addition to four high school boys. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/18/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-robbery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #theft #stabbings #kaminokawa #gangs #teens #kanagawa

Title: The Great Buddha at Kamakura (1930)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

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