DATA ON 510K PEOPLE LINKED TO HOKKAIDO HOSPITALS POSSIBLY LEAKED ONLINE -SAPPORO HOKKAIDO JAPAN

DATA ON 510K PEOPLE LINKED TO HOKKAIDO HOSPITALS POSSIBLY LEAKED ONLINE -SAPPORO HOKKAIDO JAPAN 

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SAPPORO

Two hospitals on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido said Monday that information on around 186,000 people was confirmed to be on hard disks sold online, with the potential number of affected people estimated at up to 510,000.

The disks contain information on patients and hospital staff, the Hokkaido Medical Center and Hokkaido Cancer Center said. There have been no reports of unauthorized use of the data or any secondary damage.

The Sapporo-based hospitals, both part of the National Hospital Organization network, had contracted Reprowork Co., a waste disposal company in the city of Ishikari, to dispose of the disks, but said the company may have passed them to a recycling firm without ensuring they were destroyed.

The organization, which manages 140 hospitals nationwide according to its website, filed a criminal complaint with police against the disposal company on Monday.

According to the organization, it received information between last June and August from two individuals who had purchased the disks at auction, saying they contained data that appeared to belong to the medical centers.

Of the 90 similar hard disks recovered by the medical centers, 33 contained information including patients' names, dates of birth and medical conditions.

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DETERIORATING CASTLES IN JAPAN FACE HIGH COSTS, DEBATES OVER RENOVATION - OSAKA JAPAN

DETERIORATING CASTLES IN JAPAN FACE HIGH COSTS, DEBATES OVER RENOVATION - OSAKA JAPAN

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OSAKASeveral Japanese castles with wooden structures dating back to the feudal era were destroyed during World War II. Although they were later rebuilt using steel-reinforced concrete, they have deteriorated over time and have become more susceptible to earthquakes.

Some local governments have closed the castle keeps long cherished by locals and are planning either to repair the concrete structures or restore the original wooden constructions. But the municipalities are facing problems with high costs, while debates over the two options stand in the way.

Hiroshima Castle's five-story reconstructed keep in western Japan, believed to have been built in the late 16th century by samurai warlord Mori Terumoto, closed in March because it was not sufficiently reinforced for earthquakes. Before closing, the historically symbolic building attracted many locals and tourists.

A 35-year-old visitor who came to the castle in Hiroshima with his family said, "Although there are various options, I would prefer it if we could take a tour inside" after a refurbishment of the keep that once had displays on local samurai culture.

The original keep was destroyed in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing and rebuilt using reinforced concrete in 1958. It had functioned as a museum, but after decades the exterior walls began to crumble and there was "a leaky roof," according to a city official. A fiscal 2019 survey identified the castle as being at risk of collapse in the event of a major earthquake.

The city is currently planning two options: repairing the concrete keep or reconstructing the wooden structure. During discussions involving experts, some argued that a "wood-reconstructed castle could function semi-permanently if it undergoes repairs."

But the path to realizing such reconstruction remains uncertain. It would require time and money as the city estimates construction of a wooden keep would not be completed earlier than fiscal 2049, with costs reaching as high as 19.5 billion yen ($123 million).

Other reconstructed concrete castle keeps, which are called "tenshu" in Japanese, are also facing the need for repairs as they reach the end of their useful life and earthquake reinforcements become weaker.

Nagoya Castle's concrete keep has been closed since 2018. The city of Nagoya plans to re-create the original wooden structure from the 17th century by demolishing the tower built in 1959. But rebuilding has not yet begun due to debates over the city's plan not to install elevators that could damage pillars and beams.

Discussions are underway in the western city of Wakayama over whether to renovate the concrete tower of Wakayama Castle or re-create the medieval wooden structure, which was razed in an air raid during the war. The concrete keep from 1958 remains open, with additional safety measures being implemented.

Meanwhile, Okayama in western Japan, which opted for renovation of Okayama Castle's concrete keep and conducted major repair work between 2021 and 2022, saw an increase in visitor numbers of approximately 100,000.

The renovation included improving earthquake resistance, facilities for the disabled and the elderly, as well as enhanced immersive exhibits and video guidance. The costs, including those for other facilities of the castle, amounted to 1.8 billion yen, according to the city.

"The castle tower is a symbol of the city. Having it disappear even temporarily during reconstruction was never considered as an option," a city official said.

Yoshihiro Senda, a castle archeologist and professor at Nagoya City University, said "Although reconstructing a structure with wood is extremely costly, it allows visitors to get a better feeling for what the original site look like, enhancing the intrinsic value of historical landmarks."

Regarding costs and how castles are used going forward, Senda added, "It is essential to provide thorough explanations to the public, in cases of reconstruction or renovations."

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BEAR CAPTURED IN UTSUNOMIYA AS SCHOOLS SHUT FOR SECOND DAY - UTSUNOMIYA JAPAN

BEAR CAPTURED IN UTSUNOMIYA AS SCHOOLS SHUT FOR SECOND DAY - UTSUNOMIYA JAPAN 

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UTSUNOMIYA

Police and hunters in the city of Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture captured a wild black bear on Tuesday after a dramatic multi-day search that gripped the nation, as local schools closed and residents were urged to stay indoors.

The city closed all 94 municipal primary and middle schools for a second straight day on Tuesday after its first-ever bear sighting on Saturday evening. Authorities decided to keep schools closed again on Wednesday due to a report of a possible second bear roaming the city, an official said.

Bear attacks have spiked in Japan, including in urban areas, prompting the government to set up a task force this year to reduce incidents. In fiscal 2025, the country reported a record 238 casualties, including 13 deaths, according to the environment ministry.

The bear fled into the grounds of a house at around 2 p.m. Police cars and other vehicles involved in the search promptly blocked off the vicinity. For more than an hour, police officers milled about, with some holding long sticks and others metal shields, as some national broadcasters aired live footage filmed from helicopters.

The adult male bear, which was estimated to weigh about 100 kg was eventually shot with a tranquilizer gun at around 3:45 p.m., loaded onto a cage on a truck and driven away. The city has yet to decide what to do with it, an official said.  

Around 100 km to the northeast, Iwaki, in Fukushima Prefecture, also suspended classes at three schools on Tuesday in a neighborhood where a black bear was spotted a day earlier.

Last week, a bear attack in Fukushima city left at least four people injured, with security footage in one incident showing the animal chasing a man and throwing him to the ground.

Asiatic black bears are listed as a vulnerable species globally, but their numbers are estimated to have tripled in Japan since 2012, aided by a decline in hunting.

Experts say climate change has reduced harvests of natural bear food like acorns and beechnuts, while the depopulation of rural areas and the proliferation of abandoned farmland have emboldened them to seek nourishment near human settlements.

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TROPICAL STORM BATTERS JAPAN, CUTS POWER TO 60,000 HOMES - TOKYO JAPAN

TROPICAL STORM BATTERS JAPAN, CUTS POWER TO 60,000 HOMES - TOKYO JAPAN 

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TOKYO

Severe tropical storm Jangmi ripped across Japan on Wednesday, with fierce winds and torrential rain disrupting transport and businesses, and knocking out power for tens of thousands of homes.

The storm's centre lay about 150 kilometers south of Tokyo as of early Wednesday afternoon, moving northeast with maximum sustained winds of up to 25 meters per second, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The storm is set to pass very close to the Pacific side of eastern Japan and heightened vigilance is needed, the agency added.

At least 15 people have sustained minor injuries, according to authorities.

The storm, with a central pressure of 985 hPa, has cut power to nearly 60,000 households so far, and authorities have been receiving reports of flooding, fallen trees and debris, and landslides across a wide stretch of regions, government spokesperson Minoru Kihara said during a regular press briefing.

"If you sense any danger, please do not hesitate to take early action to protect your lives," Kihara said. 

Evacuation advisories were issued to hundreds of thousands of residents in eight prefectures across southwestern, central and eastern Japan. Social media posts showed flooded roads and subway stations, with storm-related words such as "evacuation order" and "soaked wet" trending on X posts.

Airlines including Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways had cancelled nearly 900 international and domestic services on Wednesday, affecting nearly 90,000 passengers. 

Some bullet train services in Kyushu, in the southwest, and areas of western Japan were delayed, while East Japan Railway said that some rail services in the Tokyo area were suspended and more could be affected over the course of the day.

Toyota Motor suspended operations at 13 domestic plants on Wednesday morning before announcing plans to resume production from the evening. Suzuki Motor also plans to resume operations from later in the day after halting work at all five plants in Shizuoka Prefecture, west of Tokyo, in the morning.

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JAPAN TO SET CORE ENGLISH VOCABULARY LIST UNDER NEW CURRICULUM GUIDELINES - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN TO SET CORE ENGLISH VOCABULARY LIST UNDER NEW CURRICULUM GUIDELINES - TOKYO JAPAN 

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TOKYO

Japan plans to create a list of essential English vocabulary under the country's next national curriculum guidelines, aiming to reduce the burden on students and help them master frequently used words more effectively.

The proposal was presented at a working group of the Central Council for Education, an advisory panel to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as part of discussions on revising English-language education.

The move comes amid concerns that the number of words students are expected to learn has increased significantly in recent years, making English classes more challenging.

Under the current curriculum guidelines in Japan, the recommended vocabulary range is around 600 to 700 words in elementary school, 1,600 to 1,800 words in junior high school and 1,800 to 2,500 words in senior high school.

The education ministry hopes that narrowing the focus to a core set of important words will help students build a stronger foundation in practical English and reduce the pressure of memorizing large numbers of less frequently used terms.

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JAPAN BIRTHS, FERTILITY RATE AT RECORD LOWS IN YEAR 2025 - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN BIRTHS, FERTILITY RATE AT RECORD LOWS IN YEAR 2025 - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

The number of babies born in Japan to Japanese nationals in 2025 fell to a record low of 671,236, while the country's total fertility rate -- the average number of children a woman is estimated to have in her lifetime -- also dropped to a new low, government data showed Wednesday.

Births fell by 2.2 percent, or 14,937, from the previous year, and the fertility rate edged down 0.01 percentage point to 1.14, both declining for the 10th straight year. However, the rate slowed compared to recent trends, according to data released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

The slower pace of decline in the number of newborns may be attributable to the stable population of 25 to 35-year-olds who were born around the 1990s, although urgent measures are necessary to put a halt to the country's falling birthrate.

The number of marriages, a key factor influencing future birth trends, grew for the second consecutive year to 489,119, with the average age of men tying the knot at 31.0 and 29.7 for women, both down from the previous year.

Just four of the country's 47 prefectures logged an increase in the number of babies born. Tokyo, Toyama and Ishikawa saw a growth for the first time in 10 years, while Kagawa was up for the first time in four.

By prefecture, the fertility rates were the highest in Okinawa at 1.52, followed by 1.46 in Miyazaki and 1.45 in Fukui. It was the lowest in Tokyo at 0.96, followed by Hokkaido and Miyagi at 1.00.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,589,489 deaths were reported, down for the first time in five years, according to the data, likely due to factors such as a decline in deaths by COVID-19.

Deaths outnumbered births by 918,253, marking the 19th consecutive year of natural decline in the population.

The number of births plunged to around 686,000 in 2024, slipping below the 700,000 threshold for the first time since records began in 1899.

The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research had projected in 2023 that the number of births in 2025 would hit around 749,000.

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JAPANESE INTOLERENCE OF MUSLIMS INCREASES AS POPULATION DOUBLES - MAEBASHI, GUNMA JAPAN

JAPANESE INTOLERENCE OF MUSLIMS INCREASES AS POPULATION DOUBLES - MAEBASHI, GUNMA JAPAN  

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MAEBASHI, Gunma

Discrimination toward foreign residents in Japan has expanded from Koreans and Kurds to Muslims as their population has estimated to have nearly doubled in recent years, according to observers and community members.

Misinformation and hate speech are spreading on Japanese social media, and mosques are receiving a barrage of abusive phone calls and emails.

Some are asking why they are suddenly being targeted. Others are afraid to leave their homes.

Muslims in Japan, including foreign residents and Japanese believers, numbered roughly 420,000 at the end of 2024, up from 230,000 in 2019, according to Hirofumi Tanada, a professor emeritus at Waseda University who studies the faith in Japan. There are now over 160 mosques nationwide.

Last year in Osaka, a rumor spread that the Muslim call to prayer was being broadcast at high volume from a mosque in the early morning.

In February of this year, a series of suspicious fires broke out at a mosque and a used car dealership operated by Pakistani nationals in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

In Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, protests and harassment have arisen over the construction of a mosque.

"The harassment started all of a sudden, as if it had just exploded out of nowhere," said Ali, a pseudonym, the leader of a mosque in a town in the northern Kanto region.

Since last year, he has been receiving five to 10 phone calls and emails a day containing messages such as "Go back to your country" and "Japan doesn't need mosques."

Ali's mosque was established about 30 years ago. Although members were once in conflict with the local community over issues such as street parking, tensions have eased through collaboration with local authorities and the police.

It has also been a place to teach new immigrants about Japanese customs, such as garbage collection and Japan's pension system.

"We have always strived to ensure that the mosque serves as a bridge with the local community," Ali said.

But intolerance toward Muslims suddenly spiked over the past year.

"People who don't know each other are causing a commotion on social media," said a male university student from Pakistan who had been coming to pray at the mosque. "Why is this happening when my friends are so understanding of my faith?"

A Japanese man of Pakistani descent in his 30s said he is worried that the hostility may escalate into violence.

Demand is growing among Muslims across Japan for Islamic burial grounds and halal school meals. In Japan, cremation and burial of ashes in Buddhist temple graveyards is the norm.

Michito Ohashi is a visiting researcher at the Aichi Prefectural University institute for multicultural coexistence who specializes in the Muslim community in Japan.

"There is a tendency for local issues to be widely shared on social media, which makes it easier for anxiety to spread," said Ohashi.

He stressed that while laws and ordinances regulating hate speech have had some effect, they have not been sufficiently effective as a deterrent.

"It's important for the local community to engage with Muslims not based on their identity as Muslims but as individuals," he said.

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HEATSTROKE CASUALTIES AT WORKPLACE HIT RECORD 1,803 IN YEAR 2025 - TOKYO JAPAN

HEATSTROKE CASUALTIES AT WORKPLACE HIT RECORD 1,803 IN YEAR 2025 - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

Heatstroke casualties in the workplace hit a fresh record-high 1,803 in 2025, up 546 from a year earlier amid extreme summer heat, health ministry data showed Wednesday.

But fatalities dropped from 31 to 19, all of whom were male.

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry attributed the rise, which marked the highest level since 2005 when the statistics began, partly to the intense heat recorded between June and August last year.

As for the decline in deaths, the ministry said a rule introduced in June last year obliging businesses to take steps to prevent workers from suffering from heat illness may have contributed.

By industry, the highest number of casualties were reported in manufacturing at 365, followed by 292 in construction, 237 in commerce, 220 in transportation, and 199 in security.

Around 52 percent of the total were aged 50 or above, with 278 people aged 65 or older.

The health ministry defines heat illness casualties as cases resulting in death, as well as those involving at least four days off work.

By month, July saw the highest number of cases at 718, followed by 583 in August, 268 in June and 188 in September.

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BODIES OF 34-YEAR-OLD MAN, 15-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL GIRL FOUND IN CAR IN APPARENT SUICIDE - OSAKA JAPAN

BODIES OF 34-YEAR-OLD MAN, 15-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL GIRL FOUND IN CAR IN APPARENT SUICIDE - OSAKA JAPAN

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OSAKA

The bodies of a 34-year-old man and a 15-year-old high school girl were found inside a car parked in the mountains near Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, on Wednesday, in what police believe was a joint suicide.

According to police, the car was locked and used charcoal briquettes were found inside. Police identified the bodies based on ID cards found on them, Sankei Shimbun reported.

At around 5:05 p.m., a nearby resident called 110 and said that a car had been parked in the same spot all day. Police found the man and the girl slumped in the back seat.

The girl’s family filed a missing person report on Tuesday evening.

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NEW TAIWAN - JAPAN FERRY SERVICE DEBUTS ON SHIP THAT HAS WAR EVACUATION ROLE - KEELUNG, TAIWAN

NEW TAIWAN - JAPAN FERRY SERVICE DEBUTS ON SHIP THAT HAS WAR EVACUATION ROLE - KEELUNG, TAIWAN 

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KEELUNG, Taiwan

A new ferry service to serve booming tourism between Taiwan and Japan ‌began on Thursday on a ship that could be pressed into service to evacuate people on southern Japanese islands in the event of a war in ‌the region.

The Yaima Maru is one of the ships ⁠that Japan's government this year put on a ⁠list of vessels ⁠to be used to evacuate island residents to mainland Japan in ‌case of a crisis.

China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own ⁠territory, has ramped up its ⁠military pressure against Taipei over the past five years, including holding war games covering areas that have been close to Japanese waters.

For now, the ship will be linking Taiwan's northern port ⁠city of Keelung with Japan's Ishigaki, which lies to the ⁠east of Taiwan at the bottom ‌end of the Ryukyu islands, shuttling tourists back and forth once a week on an overnight journey.

"This regular route is not merely transportation infrastructure," Ishigaki Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama said at Keelung port. "It serves as ‌a new bridge that supports tourism, logistics, economic activity, cultural exchange, and education."

The U.S. has a major military base in Okinawa in the Ryukyu islands and Japan has been strengthening its defenses in the area, including on Yonaguni, the Japanese island which sits closest to Taiwan.

Tatsuya Ohama, president of Shosen Yaima which runs the ferry service, ​declined to directly answer questions about regional tensions.

"This is fundamentally a matter between countries. As a private ferry operator, our first ‌step is to get the service up and running," he told reporters.

Japan ruled Taiwan as a colony from 1895 to 1945 and the two have very close economic ‌and trade relations despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties.

China ⁠has been angered by stepped-up ⁠support from Tokyo for Taipei.

In November, ​Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a hypothetical Chinese ⁠attack on Taiwan could ‌trigger a military response from Tokyo. That infuriated ​Beijing and triggered a deterioration in ties.

Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims.

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JAPAN TO REVISE STRATEGY AGAINST POSSIBLE MASSIVE TOKYO QUAKE - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN TO REVISE STRATEGY AGAINST POSSIBLE MASSIVE TOKYO QUAKE - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

The Japanese government will aim to step up measures over the next 10 years to minimize deaths in the event of a massive earthquake in the Tokyo metropolitan area, including wider use of seismic breakers to prevent fires, sources familiar with the matter said.

In the first amendment of its emergency plans since 2015, the government will alter its goal from "around halving" to "more than halving" the estimated death toll, currently up to 18,000, by enhancing fire safety measures. The proposal is set to be approved by the Cabinet as early as June.

The plans, a summary of measures to be taken by the government and municipalities in the event of a massive temblor directly beneath Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa, are based on assumptions that many casualties will be caused by fires in the aftermath of the earthquake.

The revision will include reinforcing more buildings and further promoting installation of earthquake-sensitive circuit breakers, which automatically stop electricity and prevent short circuits when they detect quakes.

The plans will call for the device's installation in "most" structures. Currently, roughly 20 percent of structures have such breakers installed in Tokyo and nine nearby prefectures subject to the plans.

Some studies say that such breakers could significantly reduce the number of buildings destroyed by fire in the event of a massive quake.

With the enhanced fire prevention and reinforcement measures over the next decade, the government will aim to more than halve the number of buildings estimated to be destroyed by quake or fire from the currently projected 400,000 structures.

The strategy will also stress the need to prevent disaster-related deaths such as those caused by health deterioration during evacuation, an issue highlighted in the aftermath of the magnitude-9.0 temblor that hit northeast Japan in 2011. It will call for municipal efforts to stockpile enough toilets and beds that meet international standards.

Other actions will include urging people to secure furniture from falling and stock at least three days' worth of food and water.

The government will additionally endeavor to raise awareness to prevent the spread of false information on social media, urge people to evacuate to areas outside of metropolitan Tokyo and ask local governments to create guidelines that will designate hotels and inns as emergency shelters.

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