Go-Saga, 88th Emperor of #Japan, began his reign OTD in 1242; four years later he abdicated to his son and became a cloistered Emperor https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/temples/?s=mb #travel #history
Go-Saga, 88th Emperor of #Japan, began his reign OTD in 1242; four years later he abdicated to his son and became a cloistered Emperor https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/temples/?s=mb #travel #history
A cargo ship collided with a recreational fishing boat off Toba, Mie Prefecture, on Friday, leaving two men dead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/21/japan/mie-fishing-cargo-ship-collision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #maritimeaccidents #fishing #mie
A cargo ship collided with a recreational fishing boat off Toba, Mie Prefecture, on Friday, leaving two men dead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/21/japan/mie-fishing-cargo-ship-collision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #maritimeaccidents #fishing #mie
The cause of the sinkhole that formed in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, in January 2025 was corrosion in a sewer pipe, an investigation committee comprising experts said in its final report on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/20/japan/pipe-corrosion-saitama-sinkhole/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #yashio #sinkholes
The cause of the sinkhole that formed in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, in January 2025 was corrosion in a sewer pipe, an investigation committee comprising experts said in its final report on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/20/japan/pipe-corrosion-saitama-sinkhole/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #yashio #sinkholes
A prolonged general strike at Boeing's plant in St. Louis, Missouri, has recently been identified by a U.S. Air Force spokesperson as the main ... #F-15EX #Japan #UnitedStates #USAF
General strike: the main reason delaying the deployment of the U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX Eagle II fighters to Japan
I wrote up our experience eating 100% #vegan in #japan on our recent trip. I have 23 restaurant recommendations for you covering 13 cities, towns and villages.
tl;dr: I has gotten a lot better in the last 5 years and I have eaten some of my favourite food of all time on this trip.
Come for the culinary tour, stay for the riveting pictures! From Kaiseki to Fast Food, we’ve got it all.
Complete with links to the excellent veganguide.org powered by OpenStreetMap :)
I wrote up our experience eating 100% #vegan in #japan on our recent trip. I have 23 restaurant recommendations for you covering 13 cities, towns and villages.
tl;dr: I has gotten a lot better in the last 5 years and I have eaten some of my favourite food of all time on this trip.
Come for the culinary tour, stay for the riveting pictures! From Kaiseki to Fast Food, we’ve got it all.
Complete with links to the excellent veganguide.org powered by OpenStreetMap :)
Title: Lake Yamanaka in Winter (1939)
Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16299802 #ShinHanga #Art #KoitsuTsuchiya #Showa #Winter #MtFuji #MountFuji #Snow #Japan
Title: Lake Yamanaka in Winter (1939)
Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16299802 #ShinHanga #Art #KoitsuTsuchiya #Showa #Winter #MtFuji #MountFuji #Snow #Japan
A snowy day in Kyoto’s Yase area❄️
Even the maple path is lightly dusted in white. From here, you can take the cable car up to the summit of Mt. Hiei.
Japan suffers an estimated annual economic loss of around ¥1 trillion due to the “social jet lag” mismatch between sleep patterns on weekdays and holidays, according to a recent study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/science-health/japan-study-sleep-economic-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #sleep #health #surveys #universityoftsukuba
Japan suffers an estimated annual economic loss of around ¥1 trillion due to the “social jet lag” mismatch between sleep patterns on weekdays and holidays, according to a recent study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/science-health/japan-study-sleep-economic-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #sleep #health #surveys #universityoftsukuba
A snowy day in Kyoto’s Yase area❄️
Even the maple path is lightly dusted in white. From here, you can take the cable car up to the summit of Mt. Hiei.
Retail rice prices in Japan are still above ¥4,000 per 5 kilograms on average, almost double the level before supply shortages hit consumers, even after the government's releases of stockpiled rice to keep prices low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/rice-prices-high-stockpile-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #maff
'On the shores of Tsushima, a border island in Nagasaki Prefecture, a disheartening sight unfolds. The coastline is inundated with countless pieces of washed-up plastic waste, including buoys up to 1 meter in diameter, fishing net fragments, tanks, bottles and detergent containers.'
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260216/p2a/00m/0sc/015000c
