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Many survey respondents cited increases in the number of fraud cases and personal data breaches as reasons for deteriorating public safety.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2026
Almost 80% in Japan feel public safety worsened over past decade: survey
As reasons for the deterioration, many respondents cited increases in the number of fraud cases and personal data breaches resulting from unauthorized access.
Police officers stand by as people wait for a campaign speech by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of the House of Representatives election, at Rekisen Park in Tokyo on Saturday. Police discovered 336 problematic posts through internet monitoring conducted as part of their efforts to prevent attacks by lone offenders.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2026
336 online posts hinting attacks found during Lower House race
Police discovered the posts through internet monitoring conducted as part of their efforts to prevent attacks by lone offenders.
Children take part in a mock election held at KidZania Tokyo, an edutainment theme park in Tokyo's Koto Ward, on Feb. 6.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2026
Over 60% of local governments in Japan listen to children’s opinions
Many of the prefectural and municipal governments sought children’s opinions to better reflect them in policies.
Nihon Hidankyo executives release the results of a survey conducted on lawmakers, during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2026
117 lawmakers say Japan should join nuclear ban treaty, survey shows
The atomic bomb survivor group said that only 20% of members of parliament responded to the survey.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to voters in Aichi Prefecture on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
LDP-JIP coalition on track to secure two-thirds majority, survey shows
The opposition Centrist Reform Alliance is projected to lose more than half of the seats it held before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the Lower House, a new survey shows.
"The situation remains unchanged, with child abuse cases still high," an official of the Children and Family Agency said, despite a slight decline from the previous year's record high.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 30, 2026
Japan recorded 0.8% fewer cases of child abuse in fiscal ‘24 than a year earlier
By perpetrator, biological mothers accounted for the largest share, followed by biological fathers.
A total of 298 alcoholic beverages and soft drinks will lead February's planned price hikes, followed by 283 processed foods, a private research firm's survey showed Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 30, 2026
Japan to see fewer food and beverage price hikes in February
The number of such price increases is set to drop by nearly 60% from a year earlier, according to a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank.
Japan is cracking down on online piracy and counterfeit products related to Japanese anime, games and other content, which caused over ¥10 trillion in damages.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 27, 2026
Japan content piracy and fake goods cause ¥10.4 trillion in damage
The government is aiming to crack down on illegal activities to reach its goal of increasing overseas sales of the Japanese content industry to ¥20 trillion by 2033.
The government is asking municipalities to check the nationalities of residents of public housing to address challenges such as etiquette awareness and disaster response.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2026
Japan begins survey over nationality of public housing residents
Identifying the dominant nationalities of foreign residents will help officials address challenges such as etiquette awareness and disaster response, ministry officials said.
A Bank of Japan survey released Monday showed consumer sentiment rose for a second straight quarter, while views on living conditions worsened amid higher prices.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2026
Consumer sentiment in Japan improves for two straight quarters
The results apparently suggest that an increasing number of people think the overall economy is getting better but higher prices are weighing on livelihood.
A protester with their face covered holds a poster during an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Saturday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jan 18, 2026
Americans increasingly reject immigration police methods
In every national poll, a majority condemns the actions of the immigration officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good, a U.S. citizen, in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
62.6% of respondents do not agree with a senior government official who last month said Japan should possess nuclear weapons, a poll conducted by Jiji Press showed Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2026
Over 60% in Japan oppose possessing nuclear weapons
The survey found that 62.6% of respondents do not agree with a senior government official who last month said Japan should possess nuclear weapons.
The approval rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet increased by 1.1 percentage points from the previous month to 61% in January.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2026
Takaichi Cabinet approval rises to 61%
The Cabinet has been able to maintain its public support rate at around 60% since it was launched in October last year.
Prostate cancer logged the highest five-year survival rate by cancer type, according to a health ministry survey based on data from Japan's national registry.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2026
Five-year cancer survival rates released using national registry data
According to the data on some 990,000 people diagnosed with cancer in 2016 across the country, prostate cancer logged the highest net survival rate.
The number of business failures with liabilities of ¥10 million or more grew 2.9% from the previous year to 10,300 in 2025, rising for the fourth consecutive year, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 13, 2026
Business failures in Japan top 10,000 for second year amid rising costs
The number of failures related to labor shortages, such as soaring labor costs, surged 35.9% to 397, the highest level since statistics began in 2013.
In a government survey released on Friday, 68% of 1,534 respondents pointed to advances in ​Chinese military technology and its activities close to ‍Japan and in ⁠the South China Sea as their ‍top security worry, up from 61% when the poll was last conducted three years ago.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2026
China tops Japanese public’s security worries in latest government poll
Beijing’s growing military power is now the leading security concern, overtaking the threat posed by North Korean nuclear missiles.
A bear warning sign is displayed in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, in November.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2026
Japan sees record 47,000 Asian black bear sightings over eight months
The April-November figure nearly doubled from the previous annual record high of 24,348 marked in fiscal 2023.
According to the Environment Ministry, 8,543 fire incidents involving mobile batteries discarded as waste occurred in garbage trucks or elsewhere in fiscal 2023.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2026
60% in Japan unaware of mobile battery disposal methods
Experts are calling on the public to not throw such devices away as garbage, as some discarded batteries have started fires in waste collection vehicles.
Around 76% of young people saw an increase in their monthly food spending, with some reducing the number of meals they eat to cut costs.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 27, 2025
Many young people in Japan struggling with rising food costs, survey finds
Around 76% of young people saw an increase in their monthly food spending, with some reducing the number of meals they eat to cut costs.
The university entry rate for fiscal 2024 was initially announced as 59.1%, but after correction by adding 9,836 special school graduates to the denominator, it was revised to 58.6%.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2025
Japan corrects inappropriate calculation of university entry rate
The revision comes after the initial entry rate had been calculated without reflecting the rate of graduates from schools for children with disabilities.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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