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Former yokozuna Hakuho to leave sumo association

6 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Kanako Takahara |Karin Kaneko

Retired former yokozuna Hakuho, a native of Mongolia who is now known as Miyagino oyakata, or stablemaster, will quit the Japan Sumo Association, the association said Monday. His departure comes more than a year after his stable closed down over a physical abuse incident involving one of its wrestlers. Quitting the JSA means the former yokozuna will no longer be part of the sumo wrestling world as a stablemaster, a role responsible for training and mentoring junior wrestlers.
Halt of U.S. student visa process puts Japanese students' futures in question

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake |Karin Kaneko

Japanese universities and students are scrambling for information after the U.S. government paused its student visa application process just as preparations for overseas study from the new academic year get underway. The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo confirmed Wednesday that, as part of a global policy, the embassy and U.S. consulate offices in Japan have suspended scheduling new interviews for student visa applicants.
Japan considers toughening rules on driver's license conversions

2 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Karin Kaneko |Kanako Takahara

Two recent high-profile traffic accidents involving foreign nationals have prompted the National Police Agency to consider revising the rules on converting a foreign driver's license into a Japanese one. The agency revealed the decision Wednesday during a Liberal Democratic Party committee meeting on foreign residents amid concerns that the system for converting a license is too easy.
Fuji TV to launch third-party probe after allegations of sexual misconduct

Jan 17, 2025 | japantimes.co.jp | Karin Kaneko

Fuji TV plans to establish a third-party committee to investigate whether there is a culture of using female TV presenters at the broadcaster to entertain male celebrities, amid rising criticism over the broadcaster’s handling of alleged sexual misconduct by former SMAP member Masahiro Nakai, media reports said Friday. The media conglomerate’s president, Koichi Minato, announced the move in the firm’s first news conference since the allegations against Nakai came to light in mid-December.
Fuji TV scrutinized over handling of allegations against ex-SMAP member Nakai

Jan 16, 2025 | japantimes.co.jp | Karin Kaneko

The ire initially targeting TV personality Masahiro Nakai over an alleged incident of sexual misconduct is now shifting to Fuji TV over its lack of corporate governance in dealing with the incident and the alleged involvement of an executive at the broadcaster. Fuji TV President Koichi Minato is expected to hold a news conference on Friday to explain what happened. The allegations against Nakai were first reported in weekly magazine Josei Seven on Dec 19.
Father of suspected killer pleads not guilty to aiding Sapporo murder

Jan 14, 2025 | japantimes.co.jp | Karin Kaneko

The father of a 30-year-old woman suspected of killing and beheading a man in Sapporo’s Susukino district in 2023 pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of aiding her in murdering the victim. Osamu Tamura, 61, is on trial to determine whether he was aware of the alleged actions of his daughter, Runa Tamura, when he drove her to and from the hotel where a 62-year-old man was found dead.
Caution urged as heavy snow forecast for Sea of Japan coast

Jan 9, 2025 | japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake |Kathryn Wortley |Karin Kaneko

A powerful cold front has brought heavy snowfall along the Sea of Japan coast and to other areas, claiming at least four lives and prompting authorities to caution people against nonurgent outings through Friday. According to the Meteorological Agency, mountains in Niigata Prefecture are forecast to receive 80 centimeters of snow over 24 hours through 6 a.m. Friday, and mountains in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures are set to see 70 cm.
Hair removal for kids - boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?

Jan 8, 2025 | japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake |Kathryn Wortley |Karin Kaneko

At a beauty salon in Tokyo, Suzu Tanaka gets a hair removal treatment for her arms and legs — the fifth out of a series of 12 sessions. It’s nothing out of the ordinary. Except that she is a six-year-old preschooler. Suzu, a pseudonym to protect her privacy, started the treatments at beauty salon Dione's Shinjuku branch in June when she was five.
Ex-principal gets 9 years for raping middle school students in 2010

Dec 9, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Karin Kaneko

A former middle school principal in Tokyo was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday for raping his students and videotaping the acts 14 years ago. The Tokyo District Court found Hisayoshi Kitamura, 57, guilty of sexually assaulting a number of his former students.
Former Nippon Ishin lawmaker pleads guilty to statutory rape

Dec 5, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Karin Kaneko

A former lawmaker of Nippon Ishin no Kai pleaded guilty at the Tokyo District Court on Thursday to statutory rape of a 12 year-old girl. Prosecutors said Tamotsu Shiiki, 58, who lost his Lower House seat in a 2021 general election, had sex with the girl at a karaoke parlor on Aug. 20 after he approached her on the streets of the Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, well aware that she was underage.